Kansas Archaeology Month On-Line Exhibit

Ellsworth County Rock Art Sites Revisited

By Christine Garst

Location of Ellsworth Co., KansasIn the spring of 1998, I visited three petroglyph sites from Ellsworth County, Kansas in order to assess the impact of public accessibility on these sites. 14EW7, featured in state park brochures and located on a hiking trail, has long been the focus of public visitation, and some of the petroglyps there are now completely surrounded by grafitti. In addition, a "new" petroglyph has been added recently by unknown persons.  
Newest addition to the rock art at 14EW7.

Close-up of petroglyph at 14EW7, possibly depicting a bison. View of grafitti covered panel showing the bison glyph in the center of the panel.

Close-up of deer or possibly horse glyph at 14EW7. View of rock panel at 14EW7. The deer or horse glyph is in the center of the panel.

 Rock panel at 14EW7 showing glyphs (center and left) of a circle with four lines emereging from it, commonly called a "sun" glyph, three groups of vertical lines and two "turkey tracks." All are highly weathered and are threatened by the spalling off of a portion of the panel.

Rock Art Exhibit: Page 2 (14EW14) | Page 3 (14EW1446) | Page 4 (Conclusion) | Glossary

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