Writing-on-Stone — Ancillary Panel North (Áísínai'pi, Alberta)
Áísínai'pi · WOS Panel N
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇨🇦 Alberta, Writing-on-Stone, Canada
Unknown 1st century CE Roman artist; Photo courtesy of Annette Haug · Public domain
About
About Writing-on-Stone — Ancillary Panel North (Áísínai'pi, Alberta)
Writing-on-Stone — Ancillary Panel North (Áísínai'pi, Alberta) in Alberta, Writing-on-Stone, Canada is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary settlement. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 1.3 ha. Excavation excavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 900 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Rediscovered
- 1972
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 879 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1930
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
49.0800° N · 111.6200° W · 900 m · 3 mapped features
- Main Painted PanelpanelMain Painted Panel at Writing-on-Stone — Ancillary Panel North (Áísínai'pi, Alberta) — panel with stratified deposits49.0820° N · 111.6193° W
- Upper Gallery NichegalleryUpper Gallery Niche at Writing-on-Stone — Ancillary Panel North (Áísínai'pi, Alberta) — gallery with stratified deposits49.0784° N · 111.6214° W
- Ancillary Engraving ClusterengravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Writing-on-Stone — Ancillary Panel North (Áísínai'pi, Alberta) — engraving with stratified deposits49.0803° N · 111.6175° W
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