NYSAA Bulletin No. 107 — Dogan Point Archaeological Site — Passage 32
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] genre. Besides, Mrs. Gerard was pleasantly persuasive, and so I agreed to make the trip. And why not? It was the beginning of fall and the leaves were just starting to turn colorful. What a delightful time to get away from the office and enjoy a leisurely ride in the country. I drove north on the Palisades Interstate Parkway into Rockland County and on to the hamlet of Palisades nestled on the cliffs overlooking the Hudson River. Mrs. Gerard met me, and together we walked down Corbett Lane to Snedens Landing where the petroglyph was situated. The stone, composed of Palisades diabase, measured roughly 122 cm (48 in) in height, 127 cm (50 in) in length, and about 60 cm (2 ft) in thickness. The outline pictures, engraved 6 mm (0.25 in) into the face of the stone, were skillfully executed, and the images were unmistakable: an antlered deer head; a horse with the