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Multi-periodSite Name: Murray Springs Alternative Name: Murray Springs Clovis SiteCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 19.632 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Southwest Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Tucson, AZ Nearest Village: Sierra Vista, AZ
Latitude: 31.573633N Longitude: 110.182174W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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This Paleoindian site in Cochise County, Arizona dates back ca. 9000 BC. It's an ancient butchering site, and one of the strongest examples of ancient hunters using Clovis points in their pursuit of mammoth and ancient bison, horses, camels, and wolves.
The site was excavated in the 1960's and showed the weapon points, tool fragments, and animal bones together in context. More recently the site has been used as evidence, alternately supporting and not supporting, for a comet impact being responsible for the Younger Dryas cold period.
The site is on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. A half km interpretive trail takes you to various exhibits. The trail connects to others that can take you to the San Pedro River, 4-5 km to the east.
More photos in this Flickr group by Scott Jones - Murray Springs Clovis Site
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