Meadow Lake Petroglyphs
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The Meadow Lake Petroglyphs (also known as 4-Nev-3) are located in a restricted area by French Lake, California
in the Tahoe National Forest
. Attributed to the Martis people
, they are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
. The prehistoric rock art
is significant for the period of 1499 BC to 1000 AD.
French Lake, California
French Lake, California , located in Nevada County, was a California Gold Rush community, now uninhabited. It was located by a lake of the same name....
in the Tahoe National Forest
Tahoe National Forest
Tahoe National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the state of California, northwest of Lake Tahoe. It includes the peak of Sierra Buttes, near Sierra City, which has views of Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta. It is located in parts of six counties. In descending order of forestland area...
. Attributed to the Martis people
Martis people
The Martis were a group of Native Americans who lived in Northern California on both the eastern and western sides of the Sierra Nevada. The Martis complex lasted from 2000 BCE to 500 CE, during the Middle Archaic era. Evidence of Martis habitation has been found from Carson River and Reno, Nevada...
, they are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. The prehistoric rock art
Rock art
Rock art is a term used in archaeology for any human-made markings made on natural stone. They can be divided into:*Petroglyphs - carvings into stone surfaces*Pictographs - rock and cave paintings...
is significant for the period of 1499 BC to 1000 AD.