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Rather than small, hidden petroglyphs, these panels covered giant cliff faces that stretched up to 39 meters (128 ft) in height – something that would have required adventurous artists to scale narrow ledges to leave their mark.
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New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
The church did not directly acknowledge whether the petroglyphs had been damaged.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Knowingly destroying petroglyphs can be a felony.
—Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recommendations The Honanki Heritage Site, built by ancestors of the Hopi tribe, transports you to the 12th to 14th centuries with enigmatic cliff dwellings, pictographs and petroglyphs.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
The church did not directly acknowledge whether the petroglyphs had been damaged.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Knowingly destroying petroglyphs can be a felony.
—Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recommendations The Honanki Heritage Site, built by ancestors of the Hopi tribe, transports you to the 12th to 14th centuries with enigmatic cliff dwellings, pictographs and petroglyphs.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Petroglyph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petroglyph. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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