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Te Puako Petroglyph site in Hawai‘i is one of the largest and finest concentrations of petroglyphs, the mysterious symbols left in rock by early civilizations. Many of these petroglyphs were likely made sometime between A.D. 1000 and 1800. Their purpose is unknown, but they may have been powerful mystical messages to gods or ancestors, pleas for protection or survival, a record of travelers passing by, or a family tree. The Puako Petroglyph Archaeological District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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