TumTum Rock Art Site

Upper panel at the site is protected by a fence. Keyser (1992:118) refers to this site as the Long Lake Site.

Painted images and one petroglyph (human form) in the upper panel.

Closeup with increased contrast of the largest pictograph in the upper panel.

DStretch image (filer yrd) of the largest pictograph in the upper panel.

Fence protecting the lower panel of pictographs from vandalism.

Painted images including a rayed arc figure in the lower panel of pictographs.

DStretched image (using lre filter) of the painted images including a rayed arc figure in the lower panel of pictographs.

General view near the area of TumTum.

General view near the area of TumTum.

National Register plaque at the site. The site is 20 km. away from the Little Spokane River rock art site. Here are GPS locations for the TumTum site:

N 47 degrees 50.321' and W 117 degrees 45.384' with elevation of 549 meters for the upper panel of pictographs

N 47 degrees 50.302' and W 117 degrees 45.363' with elevation of 525 meters for the lower panel of pictographs

Special thanks to Betty Banks, program coordinator for the Spokane Society of the Archaeology Institute of America. She hosted my lecture in Spokane and subsequent day of fieldwork.

Keyser, James D.
1992 Indian Rock Art of the Columbia Plateau. University of Washington Press, Seattle.

Webpage constructed 16 December 2007