The Pictograph Cave is a prehistoric

rock art In archaeology, rock art is human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces. A high proportion of surviving historic and prehistoric rock art is found in caves or partly enclosed rock shelters; this type also ...

site near

Mountain View, Arkansas Mountain View is the largest city in and the county seat of Stone County, Arkansas, United States. Located in the Ozarks The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U ...

. It consists of a panel of painted art, most of which is abstract wavy lines similar to art found at

Petit Jean State Park Petit Jean State Park is a park in Conway County, Arkansas managed by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. It is located atop Petit Jean Mountain adjacent to the Arkansas River in the area between the Ouachita Mountains and Ozarks, Ozark ...

. It is one of the furthest-removed expressions of this category of artwork from the Petit Jean area, and was listed on 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 1982 for its information and research potential.

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Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Stone County, Arkansas Native American history of Arkansas Rock art in North America {{StoneCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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