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Petroglyphs: Petroglyphs
- Just past the arched Pioneer Bridge on old hwy 40 (Donner Pass Rd.) heading toward Donner Lake. Believed to be created by the Martis Indians (some say ancestors of Washoe, Maidu and Paiute Indian Tribes) during the Middle Archaic Period, 4,000 years ago.
The U.S. Forest Service gives talks at 6:30 PM Saturdays during the summer.
Park at the China Wall parking area around the bend 1/4 mi. from the bridge.

Links:
Petroglyphs Of The Northern Sierra Nevada, California
Ancient Petroglyph Makers Of The Northern Sierra at Friends of Sierra Rock Art (FSRA)

Books - Papers:
Ancient Rock Carvings of the Central Sierra: The north Fork Indian Petroglyphs, 1984, Willis A Gortner
Prehistoric Rock Art of California, 1978, Heizer and Clewlow
"Four Rock Art Studies", 1978, Ed. C. William Clewlow Jr.

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last updated 13 July 2007
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