Nova Scotia Archives
Mi'kmaw Teaching and Learning Resources
Tracing of a petroglyph of a small boat carrying large human figures, cross-hatched, with circles around their heads
Petroglyph tracings C: Ships and vessels #29. 4 negatives and 5 positives. The tracings bear a red 'X' mark which indicates that they were found at the Port Medway River. The first two images are negatives. The second image includes another petroglyph that is reminiscient of A4 in the bottom right corner. The third image is a positive.
Date: 1888
Retrieval no.: George Creed Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 volume 12 C29
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