The Talagi Pictograph Cave is a

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site on the island of

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. It is located on property owned by the government of Guam within the bounds of

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on the northern part of the island near Tarague Beach. The cave contains thirteen pictographs (painted shapes) representing human figures, and a places where limestone mortar was used that is of prehistoric origin. Based on the characteristics of the figures, it is believed that they were probably the work of a single individual. It is one of a small number (fewer than ten) known rock art sites on the island. The cave was listed on the

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in 2004.

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Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam Rock art of Oceania Yigo, Guam {{Oceania-archaeology-stub

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