Holliday Petroglyphs ( 23MN1) is a historic

archeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and ...

located near Holliday,

Monroe County, Missouri Monroe County is a county in northeast Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,666. Its county seat is Paris. It is the birthplace of Mark Twain. History The county was organized January 6, 1831 and named for James Monroe, the fi ...

. This site consists of a group of

petroglyph A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...

(carved rock art) panels identified in 1944. Stone tools and pottery shards were found near the rock art. (includes 12 photographs) It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1974.

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Petroglyphs in Missouri Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Buildings and structures in Monroe County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Missouri {{MonroeCountyMO-NRHP-stub