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This plaster cast of a petroglyph was made in 1966 at the Indian Hill archeological site in Ellsworth County and it was donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1994. It depicts a grazing bison. The site has been described as spectacular, with glyphs covering a 50 foot long rock face 8 feet high. Weathering of the soft Dakota sandstone, graffiti, and vandalism has now obscured many of the glyphs. Plaster casting can erode and damage petroglyphs, it is best to leave petroglyphs unaltered, so they can continue to be studied and enjoyed by all.
Date: 1966
Item Number: 508819
Call Number: 14EW1 1994.C 16.5" x 9.75"
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 508819
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Ellsworth
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Late Ceramic, 1500 - 1820 CE
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