Little Mountain Pictograph Site | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | August 21, 1990[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 067-0107 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Nearest City: | Blackstone, Virginia |
Added: | February 15, 1991 |
Refnum: | 91000021 |
Little Mountain Pictograph Site is a historic archaeological site located near Blackstone, Nottoway County, Virginia. It is a winter solstice observation site that probably dates post-1400 AD and is Mississippian. It was recorded and published by the Virginia Rockart Survey. The three glyphs are located inside a cave or shallow shelter. They are a track glyph, hand glyph, and undefined glyph that appears to be a sun. The glyphs are in shadow all year except during the winter solstice, when the sun travels far enough south to illuminate the inside of the wall containing the glyphs.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.