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The main panel at the Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site.
A closer view. The holes are cupules, which served some unknown ritual purpose.
Another view, taken in 2002

The Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site[1] is the largest known petroglyph site in the Verde Valley of central Arizona, and one of the best-preserved. The rock art site consists of 1,032 petroglyphs in 13 panels. Acquired by the Coconino National Forest in 1994, the site is protected and kept open to the public by the US Forest Service. Volunteers from the Verde Valley Archaeological Society[2] and the Friends of the Forest[3] provide interpretive tours and on-site management.[1]

A visitor center, restroom and bookstore, operated by the Forest Service and the Arizona Natural History Association,[4] is located on site. The fenced petroglyph site is an easy half-mile walk from the parking lot. For most of the year, there is a resident on-site custodian.

  1. ^ a b "Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site at Coconino National Forest". www.fs.usda.gov. United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  2. ^ "Arizona Archaeological Society – Verde Valley (Sedona)". azarchsoc.wildapricot.org. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. ^ "Friends of the Forest Sedona". www.friendsoftheforestsedona.org. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  4. ^ "Arizona Natural History Association". aznaturalhistory.org. Retrieved 2020-08-09.

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