Some of the carvings are located above a reflection pool of water and were thought to be the symbols for "water". There is no exact way to confirm they are authentic Taíno carvings but the most popular theory is that they are from pre-columbian inhabitants.
A new petroglyph was found in 2011 after several people from an organization called "Friends of the Park" went on a search.[3] This is because an old park photograph showed there was a petroglyph unaccounted for. The newest found symbol is thought to be thousands of years old and artistically similar to the pottery of the Saladoid culture.[4]
The petroglyph site was listed under the name Petroglyph Site in the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 1982.
^Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
^Virgin Islands Daily News article Archived 2013-02-08 at archive.today
reef, trail, petroglyphs, group, taíno, petroglyph, carvings, found, virgin, islands, national, park, island, john, united, states, virgin, islands, they, located, part, park, called, reef, trail, petroglyph, siteu, national, register, historic, placessome, pe. The Reef Bay Trail petroglyphs are a group of Taino petroglyph carvings found in the Virgin Islands National Park on the island of St John United States Virgin Islands They are located in a part of the park called the Reef Bay Trail Petroglyph SiteU S National Register of Historic PlacesSome of the petroglyphsLocationAddress restricted 2 Nearest cityReef Bay United States Virgin IslandsArealess than one acreNRHP reference No 82001716 1 Added to NRHPJuly 7 1982 Some of the carvings are located above a reflection pool of water and were thought to be the symbols for water There is no exact way to confirm they are authentic Taino carvings but the most popular theory is that they are from pre columbian inhabitants A new petroglyph was found in 2011 after several people from an organization called Friends of the Park went on a search 3 This is because an old park photograph showed there was a petroglyph unaccounted for The newest found symbol is thought to be thousands of years old and artistically similar to the pottery of the Saladoid culture 4 The petroglyph site was listed under the name Petroglyph Site in the National Register of Historic Places on July 7 1982 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in the United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands National Park Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic DistrictReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource In some cases this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner See Knoerl John Miller Diane Shrimpton Rebecca H 1990 Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources National Register Bulletin National Park Service U S Department of the Interior OCLC 20706997 Virgin Islands Daily News article Archived 2013 02 08 at archive today National Parks Traveler article nbsp This Saint John United States Virgin Islands location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a property in U S Virgin Islands on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reef Bay Trail petroglyphs amp oldid 1069345438, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
