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<< Text Pages >> Fort Rock Cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in United States

Submitted by bat400 on Monday, 08 January 2007  Page Views: 9407

Natural PlacesSite Name: Fort Rock Cave
Country: United States Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Bend, OR
Latitude: 43.378000N  Longitude: 121.069W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
no data
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Cave or Rock Shelter in Lake County, Oregon
Thousands of years ago the massive rock outcrop known as Fort Rock jutted above the surface of an inland sea. And more than 6000 years ago ancient man took up residence in a rock shelter here, paddling between "the Rock" and the mainland. Here people set up housekeeping, leaving hearths, stone tools, and a cache of sandals woven from sagebrush - reputed to be the oldest examples of footwear from the ancient world.

When the site was first excavated its great age was indicated by artifacts found beneath a volcano ash layer already dated to 6000 years ago. Man-made artifacts found here dated back as early as 7000 BC. Now the rock shelter may be visited on guided tours held two weekends each month. Details are the State Park website:
Description of site and details on visiting the site.
The location given here is only approximate for the cave itself.
[Information from the film "Ancient America: Nomads of the West," Dir./Prod. Gray Warriner, 1997, among others.]
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Fort Rock Cave Photos at Oregon Rock Art Photo Site by bat400 on Tuesday, 20 May 2008
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An Oregon Rock Art website also includes photos of the Fort Rock Cave.

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