Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District
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Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District | |
Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs | |
| Nearest city | Adamana |
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| Coordinates | 34°57′44″N 109°47′57″W / 34.9621°N 109.7991°W |
| Area | 45 acres (18 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000185 |
| Added to NRHP | July 12, 1976[1] |
The Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District is part of the Petrified Forest National Park, and contains in excess of 650 petroglyphs, believed to have been created 1000–1500 CE.[citation needed] This Apache County site near Adamana, Arizona was listed on the National Register of Historic Places July 12, 1976.[2]