Puʻu Loa Petroglyphs
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Puʻu Loa Petroglyphs is an extensive ancient Hawaiian rock art site within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, featuring thousands of lava-carved images that hold significant cultural and historical importance.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
petroglyph site ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | Puʻu Loa Petroglyphs Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestral commemoration
ⓘ
birth rituals ⓘ name-giving ceremonies ⓘ spiritual practices ⓘ |
| conservationIssues |
erosion
ⓘ
visitor impact ⓘ |
| conservationMeasures |
interpretive signage
ⓘ
restricted access to rock surface ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | pre-contact Hawaiian period ⓘ |
| estimatedOldestPetroglyphsDateTo | circa 1200 CE ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | hardened pāhoehoe lava flow ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfPetroglyphs | 23000 ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | significant Native Hawaiian cultural site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
circles
ⓘ
cupules ⓘ geometric motifs ⓘ human figures ⓘ lava-carved images ⓘ lines ⓘ |
| heritageOf | Native Hawaiian culture ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hawaiian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaiʻi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Island of Hawaiʻi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| material | lava rock ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Hill of Long Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Chain of Craters Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAs |
archaeological resource
ⓘ
traditional cultural property ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park management plan ⓘ |
| region | Puna-Kaʻū volcanic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
cultural
ⓘ
historical ⓘ |
| trailLength | approximately 1.4 miles round trip ⓘ |
| usedFor |
archaeological research
ⓘ
cultural education ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | designated boardwalk ⓘ |
| within | Kaʻū District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.