Lamoka Site

Lamoka Site

Infobox_nrhp | name =Lamoka
nrhp_type = nhl


caption =
nearest_city= Tyrone, New York
lat_degrees = 42 | lat_minutes = 24 | lat_seconds = 0 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 77 | long_minutes = 3 | long_seconds = 0 | long_direction = W
locmapin=New York
area =
architect=
architecture=
designated= January 20, 1961 cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=413&ResourceType=Site
title=Lamoka |date=2007-11-16|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=66000571

Lamoka is an archaeological site near Tyrone, in Schuyler County, New York that was named a National Historic Landmark in 1961. According to the National Park Service, "This site provided the first clear evidence of an Archaic hunting and gathering culture in the Northeastern United States (c.3500 BC),".

References

Additional Sources and External Links

* [http://nysparks.state.ny.us/news/public/archive/2006_FallPreserv.pdf "Lamoka Lake Site" article in The Preservationist, a publication of the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Preservation]
* [http://nysparks.state.ny.us/news/press/print.asp?pressID=573 Press release, October 20, 2006, including in Schuyler County an item of a $10,000 grant to Archaeological Conservancy for purchase of a 20 acre parcel to protect an archaeology site]


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