Deer Medicine Rocks
Deer Medicine Rocks | |
Nearest city | Lame Deer, Montana |
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Coordinates | 45°41′42″N 106°41′30″W / 45.69500°N 106.69167°W |
NRHP reference No. | 12000244 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 12, 2012 |
Designated NHL | March 12, 2012 |
Deer Medicine Rocks (
This is located on private property and you need a tribal member to take you there.
Description
The Deer Medicine Rocks are located on the west bank of Rosebud Creek. They are formed out of a sandstone promontory originally part of the hills that rise west of the creek, with erosive forces removing the intervening material. The formation rises about 50 feet (15 m) above the surrounding terrain. The surfaces at its base have numerous rock art panels. Expert opinion is divided on the ages of much of this artwork, with age ranges proposed from 1000 to 4000 years ago. Some of the artwork is clearly post-contact origin, depicting cowboys, horses, and guns. The panels depict themes and images common to other rock art sites found throughout the region.[1]
One particular panel shows soldiers with long grasshopper legs falling into a camp. This is interpreted by the
See also
- Medicine Rock State Historic Site
- Medicine Rocks State Park
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Montana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Rosebud County, Montana
Notes
- ^ a b c Greene, Jerome A.; Kasper, Shirl (July 20, 2010). "Deer Medicine Rocks: National Historic Landmark Nomination" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2013.