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lands. A majority of the government-owned petroglyph sites have been officially designated as "Areas of
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National Register of Historic Places. Because of its cultural significance and unique archaeological value, the Greaser Petroglyph Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 20 November 1974.
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The meanings of the
Greaser petroglyphs are not known. They may have been used in religious ceremonies or marked tribal ownership of territory. The designs may have been map directions or simply art created to tell a personal story. No one knows.
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basins. Little is known about the people who occupied the land at that time, except that they camped and hunted near the lakes. The earliest petroglyphs in southeastern Oregon may be as much as 15,000 years old or much older.
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perhaps 12,000 years ago. No one knows the meaning of the designs. Because of its unique archaeological and cultural significance, the
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were able to repair the damage. Today, a sign warns visitors that altering the petroglyph designs in any way is a violation of federal law and can ruin the works.
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341:. The protected area around the petroglyphs covers 9 acres (3.6 ha) of open rangeland owned by the Bureau of Land Management.
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