0 th ▁century ▁about ▁ 1 . 5 ▁miles ▁up river ▁from ▁the ▁ancient ▁P ias a ▁creature ' s ▁location . ▁These ▁pictures ▁were ▁car ved ▁and ▁painted ▁in ▁rocks ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Le vis ▁Bl uff s ▁area ▁by ▁George ▁Dick son ▁and ▁William ▁Turk ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁Four ▁of ▁these ▁paint ings ▁were ▁of ▁" an ▁ow l , ▁a ▁sun ▁circle , ▁a ▁squ ir rel , ▁and ▁a ▁piece ▁showing ▁two ▁birds ▁or ▁some ▁kind ▁of ▁animals ▁in ▁a ▁contest ", ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁paint ings ▁were ▁of ▁" a ▁great ▁animal , ▁perhaps ▁a ▁l ion , ▁and ▁another ▁an ▁animal ▁about ▁as ▁large ▁as ▁a ▁co y ote ". ▁These ▁paint ings ▁were ▁photograph ed ▁by ▁Prof . ▁William ▁Mc Ad ams ▁and ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁placed ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Records ▁of ▁An cient ▁R aces ▁in ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁Valley : ▁being ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁p ict ograph s , ▁sculpt ured ▁hier og lyph s , ▁symbol ic ▁devices , ▁em blem s ▁and ▁trad itions ▁of ▁the ▁pre histor ic ▁races ▁of ▁America , ▁with ▁some ▁suggestions ▁as ▁to ▁their ▁origin , ▁William ▁Mc Ad ams , ▁C . ▁R . ▁Bar ns ▁Publishing ▁Co ., ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁{ available ▁on ▁Google ▁Books }. ▁These ▁seven ▁arch a ic ▁American ▁Indian ▁paint ings ▁were ▁lost ▁in ▁trans it ▁to ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Historical ▁Society ▁c . ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁Other ▁Native