Shifting Sands Reveal Ancient Hawaiian Petroglyphs - Archaeology Magazine

Shifting Sands Reveal Ancient Hawaiian Petroglyphs - Archaeology Magazine

WAIANAE, HAWAII—AP News reports that ocean swells and shifting coastal sands exposed ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs on a beach in Oahu. The carvings were first seen almost a decade ago near a U.S. Army base in Waianae, an hour outside Honolulu, but were quickly swallowed back up again by the sand. Although sections of the artwork have occasionally become visible, said U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii archaeologist Laura Gilda, this is the first time the …