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Full 115-Foot Waianae Petroglyph Panel Reemerges on Oahu Beach
WAIANAE, OAHU, HAWAII, JUL 25 – Seasonal ocean swells exposed a 115-foot panel with 26 ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs believed to depict a religious story, archaeologists said.
- Earlier this week, seasonal ocean swells peeled back sand on a Waianae, Oahu beach revealing petroglyphs at least 500 years old with over two dozen stick figures.
- Native Hawaiians arrived in Waianae at least 1,000 years ago, and in the 1930s Glen Kila said the military evicted families, including his ancestors who swapped lands to stay near the bay.
- On the exposed panel, archaeologists identified 26 petroglyphs spanning about 115 feet, and experts say they depict a religious, ceremonial story.
- Glen Kila said the Army protection of the petroglyphs represents a shift in community relationship, and he told The Associated Press that it validates that our ancestors were from here.
- After years of concealment, two guests at a bayside U.S. Army recreation center observed that ancestors are `sending a message` that the ocean is rising, Glen Kila said.
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For the first time the entire pretoglyph panel is visible
For the first time in years, all the rock carvings created hundreds of years ago are visible on a Hawaiian beach. Current weather conditions are causing the carvings to be completely exposed by the waves. The 26 carvings, carved in stone, were discovered by two tourists in the summer of 2016. The carvings are 35 meters wide. They are primarily stick figures, simple designs consisting of circles and lines. This is the first time since the discove…
Early Hawaiian petroglyphs on a beach visible again with changing tides and shifting sands
Hawaiian petroglyphs dating back at least a half-millennium are visible on Oahu for the first time in years, thanks to seasonal ocean swells that peel away sand covering a panel of more than two dozen images of mostly human-looking stick figures.
A beautiful spectacle on the beach in Waianae Bay, Hawaii. There, 26 ancient petroglyphs, carved into sandstone, can be seen all at once for the first time. This is the result of an unusually powerful wave. The figures, most of which have a humanoid shape, are not always visible due to sand and algae.
500 Years Old Hawaiian Petroglyph Now Visible In Ohao. Here's How
Hawaiian petroglyphs dating back at least a half-millennium are visible on Oahu for the first time in years, thanks to seasonal ocean swells that peel away sand covering a panel of more than two dozen images of mostly human-looking stick figures.
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Early Hawaiian petroglyphs on a beach are visible again with changing tides and shifting sands
Early Hawaiian petroglyphs have resurfaced on a beach in Waianae, Hawaii. This is the first time the entire panel of 26 figures has been visible since they were spotted nine years ago.
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