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Pecked curvilinear nucleated (PCN), in
* Greg White and Mark Basgall (1993) ''There Grows a Green Tree: Papers in Honor of David A. Fredrickson'', Center for Archaeological Research at Davis, Center for Archaeological Research at Davis, California, 423 pages Petroglyphs Rock art Native American history of California American Indian relics History of Marin County, California History of the San Francisco Bay Area {{US-archaeology-stub
Pecked curvilinear nucleated (PCN), in archaeology
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, is a form of prehistoric rock carving
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 ...
. The term was originally proposed by Teresa Miller and Reed Haslam in 1976 to describe a widespread type of rock carving in western North America. The form is characterized by a circular or oval groove element, which results in a raised center area. The form is quite prevalent in California and is applied to a number of Native American rock carving sites in this portion of the United States.
Examples
Occurrences of this type of rock carving can be found at Ring Mountain, Marin County,California
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,C. Michael Hogan, 2008 and in Lakeport, California
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See also
* Petroglyph *Pictograph
A pictogram, also called a pictogramme, pictograph, or simply picto, and in computer usage an icon, is a graphic symbol that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object. Pictographs are often used in writing and g ...
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References
* Ken Hedges and James E. Workman (1983) ''Rock Art Papers'', San Diego Museum of Man, v.1-3 * C. Michael Hogan (2008) ''Ring Mountain'', The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnha* Greg White and Mark Basgall (1993) ''There Grows a Green Tree: Papers in Honor of David A. Fredrickson'', Center for Archaeological Research at Davis, Center for Archaeological Research at Davis, California, 423 pages Petroglyphs Rock art Native American history of California American Indian relics History of Marin County, California History of the San Francisco Bay Area {{US-archaeology-stub