Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve
Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve | |
Hedgpeth Hills Petroglyph Site
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The entrance in 2013 | |
Location in Arizona | |
| Location | 3711 West Deer Valley Drive Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 33°41′01″N 112°08′30″W / 33.68361°N 112.14172°W |
| Area | 47 acres (19 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000718 |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 1984 |
The Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve, formerly known as the Deer Valley Rock Art Center, is a 47-acre nature preserve featuring over 1500 Hohokam, Patayan, and Archaic petroglyphs visible on 500 basalt boulders in the Deer Valley area of Phoenix, Arizona. In 1980, the US Army Corps of Engineers contracted J. Simon Bruder to conduct an archaeological investigation prior to the construction of the Adobe Dam at the Hedgpeth Hills. The petroglyphs are between 500 and 5,000 years old. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and it was also listed with the Phoenix Points of Pride. The preserve and museum are operated by the ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences's School of Human Evolution and Social Change.
The museum was designed by Will Bruder and was constructed on the site in 1994.