Little Mountain Pictograph Site | |
| Nearest city | Blackstone, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000021 [1] |
| VLR No. | 067-0107 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 15, 1991 |
| Designated VLR | August 21, 1990 [2] |
Little Mountain Pictograph Site is a historic archaeological site located near Blackstone, Nottoway County, Virginia. It is a winter solstice observation site that probably dates post-1400 AD and is Mississippian. It was recorded and published by the Virginia Rockart Survey. The three glyphs are located inside a cave or shallow shelter. They are a track glyph, hand glyph, and undefined glyph that appears to be a sun. The glyphs are in shadow all year except during the winter solstice, when the sun travels far enough south to illuminate the inside of the wall containing the glyphs. [3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ William Hranicky (February 1990). Material Culture from Prehistoric Virginia, Volume 1: Little Mountain Pictograph Site (44NT13), p. 443. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. ISBN 9781438966618.
