Big Gyp Cave Pictograph site

Big Gyp Cave Pictograph site (14CM305) in Comanche County, Kansas, is an archeological site with pictographs in a cave.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[2]

Big Gyp Cave Pictograph site (14CM305)
LocationAddress restricted[1], Comanche County, Kansas
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NRHP reference No.82004864[2]
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1982

This cave is one of 30 rock art sites in Kansas. The pictographs at this site are dated from 1541 to 1870,[3] part of the Plains Village period.

It includes at least one anthropomorphic pictograph.[4]

References
  1. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "Big Gyp Cave Pictograph Site (14CM305)". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. Martin Stein (March 27, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Kansas Rock Art Thematic Resources / Petroglyphs and Pictography in Kansas". National Park Service. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
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