Brown Bluff (Washington County, Arkansas) Explained

Brown Bluff (3WA10)
Nearest City:Woolsey, Arkansas
Added:June 24, 1987
Refnum:86002946

Brown Bluff is a rock art site in Washington County, Arkansas. The site consists of a prepared panel of sandstone extending some 80m (260feet), on which have been painted pictographs in red. The site has been estimated to date to the Mississippian period, c. AD 1100–1600. The artwork is reminiscent of artwork found in the Arkansas River valley, and is one of the few places such artwork has been found in the western Ozark Mountains.[1]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summary description of Brown Bluff. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-03-19. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124055/http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/historic-properties/_search_nomination_popup.aspx?id=910. 2015-04-02.