Quileute petroglyph found in Washington

A man and his son on a fishing trip in Washington stumbled across a petroglyph on a rock that depicts figures from Quileute mythology.

It was big — about 2 feet in diameter, with a domelike top filled with grooves and small depressions. Reid scraped off some moss so they could see it better.

All Wasankari could make out were “just some triangles and rectangles and shapes,” but he realized they had found something special.

“The symbols that we saw were too unique,” said Wasankari, a 44-year-old contractor who grew up in the area and now lives in Gig Harbor.

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Story: Joseph O’Sullivan, Seattle Times | Photo: Mark Harrison, Seattle Times