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Early Petroglyphs in America 5

 

Source: Saga America by Barry Fell © 1980

Inscription Date: after 650 CE

Location: Valley of Fire, Nevada

 

Description: A Muslim person name, "Hamîd" ("Praiseworthy") is
inscribed on this boulder in ancient Kûfic Arabic. It was formerly
regarded as a meaningless Indian petroglyph, and classified as
"A curvilinear meander, type 14."