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Serpent Cave

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Serpent Cave
Nearest cityClarksville, Arkansas
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
MPSRock Art Sites in Arkansas TR
NRHP reference No.82002120[1]
Added to NRHPMay 4, 1982

The Serpent Cave is a prehistoric rock art site near Clarksville, Arkansas. It consists of a panel depicting a serpentine figure, a common motif in rock art of the Mississippian culture. Why a motif of that culture is found as far west as it is (in an area more dominated by Plains and Caddoan cultures before European contact) is unknown.[2]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Summary description of Serpent Cave". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved May 24, 2016.