Chugai' Pictograph Site

The Chugai' Pictograph Site is a prehistoric rock art site on the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands. The rock art is located in a limestone cave on the southeastern side of the island, in the I'Chenchon Bird Sanctuary.[2] It consists of a large panel, 185 feet (56 m) in length, of about 90 painted drawings, believed to be of late pre-contact origin. The site is accessed via a trail cut by the Japanese during the South Seas Mandate period.[3]

Chugai' Pictograph Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pictograph depicting turtles
Chugai' Pictograph Site
Nearest city	Rota, Northern Mariana Islands
Coordinates	14°9′12″N 145°16′3″E
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	98001066[1]
Added to NRHP	August 31, 1998

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in the Northern Mariana Islands

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Reconnaissance Survey of Rota Island: Findings". National Park Service, via University of Hawaii. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
3. "Reconnaissance Survey of Rota Island: Resource Significance". National Park Service, via University of Hawaii. Retrieved 2015-04-11.