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Judaculla Rock Jackson County, NC |
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Judaculla Rock Jackson County, NC |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2022) |
| Judaculla Rock is a large soapstone boulder with numerous Native American symbols etched throughout. It contains more petroglyphs than any other known rock in the eastern US. The rock is deeply associated with the Judaculla (aka Tsul'kalu or Tuli'cula) legend of the Cherokee. Much more information about this unique rock can be found online. |
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| Judaculla Rock, in its entirety |
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| The main petroglyph section of Judaculla Rock |
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| This sketch illustrates some of the major petroglyphs on the rock, omitting most of the smaller cupule holes... |
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| Two bowl removal scars and a bowl preform on one end of the rock. The bowl quarrying predates the application of the petroglyphs. |
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| A segment from the left side of the rock. |
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| A segment of the upper-middle of the rock. |
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| A segment of the lower-right side of the rock |
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| Detail of previous image, showing Judaculla's 7-fingered hand. |
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| The petroglyphs become more difficult to see as the rock erodes over time. |
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| Petroglyph details |
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| I read that a piece of soapstone for a pipe was pecked out here. |
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| More petroglyph details |
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| Faint carved figure |
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| Some nearby boulders also show signs of bowl quarrying. This rock has at least one bowl removal scar on the right side. |
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| One of the Interpretive Panels at the site. |
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| Interestingly, prior to 2007, over 1/3 of this rock was covered by sediment! |