Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District

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Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District
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Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs
Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District is located in Arizona
Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District
Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District
Nearest cityAdamana
Coordinates34°57′44″N 109°47′57″W / 34.9621°N 109.7991°W / 34.9621; -109.7991Coordinates: 34°57′44″N 109°47′57″W / 34.9621°N 109.7991°W / 34.9621; -109.7991
Area45 acres (18 ha)
NRHP reference No.76000185
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 1976[1]

The Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District is part of the Petrified Forest National Park, and contains in excess of 650 petroglyphs, believed to have been created 1000–1500 CE.[citation needed] This Apache County site near Adamana, Arizona was listed on the National Register of Historic Places July 12, 1976.[2]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs". National Park Service. U. S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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