Tule Springs Archaeological Site

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Tule Springs Archaeological Site is an archeological site with indications of human use before 13,000 B.C. that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the few sites in the United States that documents human occupation before 11,000 BC.cite web |url=http://nevadaculture.org/docs/shpo/markers/mark_86.htm |title= Tule Springs |accessdate=2008-09-28 |work= |publisher=Nevada |date= ]

The archeological site is marked as [http://dcnr.nv.gov/markers/mark_224.htm Nevada Historical Marker 86] and is located within the Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs which is operated by the City of Las Vegas.

History

In 1933, the Tule Springs Expedition, led by Fenley Hunter, was the first major effort to explore the archaeological importance of the area.

In 1962, National Geographic was the first to use use radiocarbon dating in the United States at Tule. [cite web |url=http://www.tulespringslv.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=38 |title=Tule Springs Story |accessdate=2008-09-28 |work= |publisher=Tule Springs Ice Age Park |date= ]

The Nevada State Museum explored the springs area in 1962 and 1963 confirming that the area was home to Ice Age species as well as early American peoples. [cite web |url=http://www.onlinenevada.org/Tule_Springs_Archaeology_and_Paleontology |title=Tule Springs Archaeology and Paleontology |accessdate=2008-09-28 |work= |publisher=ONLINE NEVADA ENCYCLOPEDIA |date=2007-07-17 | author=Margaret Lyneis ] Animals discovered ground sloths, mammoths, prehistoric horses and American camels and the first giant condors in Nevada.

The springs site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1979. cite web |url=http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/DOCS/shpo/entries/clark.htm |title= Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places |accessdate=2007-07-02 |format= |work= ]

References

External links

* [http://parks.nv.gov/fl.htm Floyd Lamb State Park website]