PETERBOROUGH PETROGLYPHS
Title
PETERBOROUGH PETROGLYPHS
Description
Situated on an outcrop of white marble on the Canadian Shield, the Peterborough Petroglyphs site is one of the largest known concentrations of prehistoric rock carvings in Canada. Several hundred images comprising a wide variety of realistic animal and human forms, as well as abstract and symbolic representations, give evidence of the spiritual and intellectual life of the Algonkian Indians who carved them between A.D. 900 – 1400. This site is a sacred place.
Creator
Sarah J. McCabe
Date
August 19, 2018
Files
Collection
Citation
Sarah J. McCabe, “PETERBOROUGH PETROGLYPHS,” Historic Plaques of Ontario: An Omeka Demo Site, accessed April 17, 2024, https://ontarioplaques.omeka.net/items/show/218.