Coso Rock Art District
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Coso Rock Art District is a renowned archaeological area in California’s Mojave Desert, famous for its extensive and well-preserved Native American petroglyphs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coso rock art | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
petroglyph site ⓘ rock art site ⓘ |
| access | guided tours only ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | located on active military base ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Coso people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Numic-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| coManagedBy | Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | sacred landscape for Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| earliestPetroglyphsDateTo | circa 10000 years ago ⓘ |
| environment | high desert ⓘ |
| geology | volcanic rock ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfPetroglyphs | over 100000 ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern |
natural weathering
ⓘ
vandalism risk ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainRockArtStyle | Coso Style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockArtMotif |
anthropomorphic figures
ⓘ
bighorn sheep ⓘ geometric designs ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ |
| hasSubArea |
Big Petroglyph Canyon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Petroglyph Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Renegade Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugarloaf Mountain area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Native American petroglyphs
ⓘ
rock art panels ⓘ |
| listedIn | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Coso Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Inyo County, California ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| locatedOn | China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementBy | U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostIntensiveUsePeriod | circa 2000 BCE to 1000 CE ⓘ |
| near | Coso Volcanic Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | district ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Basin region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs in North America ⓘ |
| researchField |
anthropology
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ rock art studies ⓘ |
| timeDepth | Archaic period ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hunting magic rituals (interpretation)
ⓘ
shamanic practices (interpretation) ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coso rock art