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Bellows Falls Petroglyph Site
The Bellows Falls Petroglyph Site (designated Site VT-WD-8) is an archaeological site containing panels of prehistoric Native American petroglyphs in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Located near the Vilas Bridge on rocks above the Connecticut River, they depict a rarely-seen assemblage of anthropomorphic figures that is believed to be unique in New England, and uncommon even in surrounding geographic areas. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.〔
==Description==
The petroglyph site is located on the east side of the Bellows Falls Island, south of the Vilas Bridge, which connects Bellows Falls and Walpole, New Hampshire, across the Connecticut River. There are two rock panels, located and south of the bridge. Each panel contains a series of figures interpreted as human heads, with mouths, eyes, and horned projections. The southern panel, about long, has eight figures, and the northern panel, about long, has sixteen. Other archaeological sites are located in the general area, but their association to this site is not known. It is known that additional panels may be protected by riprap laid along the river bank; these panels are also sometimes protected from occasional vandalism by silt deposited by the river.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MPS submission for Bellows Falls, Vermont )〕
The existence of these figures has been known and commented on since the late 18th century. Similar figures are unknown in New England, but instances of similar figures have been identified in Pennsylvania and Canada from the Great Lakes east. Because of their rarity, they provide an unusual opportunity to establish prehistoric cultural connections between relatively disparate regions.〔
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