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MuseumsSite Name: Mastodon State Historic Site Alternative Name: Sulphur Springs, Mastodon Museum, Kimmswick Bone BedCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 9.726 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Plains Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Arnold Nearest Village: Kimmswick
Latitude: 38.378979N Longitude: 90.383969W
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The site in Jefferson County, Missouri is the home of the Kimmswick Bone Bed, one of the most famous and extensive Pleistocene ice age deposits of fossils, including a number of bones of giant mastodons. Interpretative trails and picnic sites dot the landscape and a museum / visitor centre tells the natural and cultural story of the Clovis culture, which existed in the area between 10,000 and 14,000 years ago.
The "Wildflower Trail" with a trailhead near the museum takes you to the site of the famous bone bed, but there are no ongoing digs and the site is covered for protection and preservation.
Small entrance charge for adults, ages 12 and under: Free Open most days throughout the year. More details at the Mastodon State Historic Site website.
This is a National Register of Historic Places site, #80002371. Applicable Criteria: EVENT INFORMATION POTENTIAL Areas Of Significance: PREHISTORIC, SCIENCE Periods Of Significance: 5000-6999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 11000-12999 BC, 9000-10999 BC Significant Years: 1839, 1979 Resource Type: SITE
Note: Interpretive Programs: Solar Eclipse 21 Aug 2017, Understanding Skulls 24 Aug, Ice Age: Fact or Fiction? 29 Aug.
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