Palo Hincado Site Explained

Palo Hincado Site
Nearest City:	Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
Added:	September 2, 1999
Refnum:	99001021

Palo Hincado Site, also known as BA-1, is an archeological site in or near Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. The site includes a plaza, a 33m (108feet) by 15m (49feet) ball court, and petroglyphs. Reportedly a number of petroglyphs on stones around the plaza and ball court) have been removed by collectors.^{[1] [2]}

The site was visited by archeologist Irving Rouse in 1936.^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Palo Hincado is also the name of a barrio, a neighborhood, of Barranquitas.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in central Puerto Rico

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Palo Hincado Site. . Mark R. Barnes . June 24, 1997 . December 22, 2016 .
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64500749}} National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Ball Court/Plaza Sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands]. . Mark R. Barnes . July 9, 1999 . December 22, 2016 .