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Submitted by davidmorgan on Monday, 07 September 2015  Page Views: 4053

Natural PlacesSite Name: Graham Cave Alternative Name: Graham Cave State Park
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 36.986 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Danville
Latitude: 38.905556N  Longitude: 91.575278W
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
4 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
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4 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
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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
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Graham Cave
Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : Archaeologists uncovered artifacts revealing human use of the cave dating back to as early as 10,000 years ago. Clues to the lifestyle of the ancient Dalton and Archaic period Native Americans were uncovered. Today, visitors are allowed in the entrance of the cave, where interpretive signs point out interesting discoveries. Graham Cave State Park Montgomery County Image copyright: Loca... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cave and State Park in Missouri. Excavated in the 1950s, artefacts and other archaeological evidence revealed different periods in man's use of the cave, dating back to as early as 10,000 years ago.

A walk in Graham Cave State Park is a walk through ancient history. To walk through the park’s 386 acres of trees, trails and streams – including the diverse and scenic Graham Caves Glades Natural Area – is to walk in the footsteps of the hunter-gatherers who lived in the area’s caves during the ancient Dalton and Archaic period. Visitors are allowed in the mouth of Graham Cave, and exhibits detail the life researchers believe early inhabitants lived.

Nestled in the hills above the Loutre River in Montgomery County, Graham Cave State Park provides opportunities for both recreation and education. The main feature of the park, Graham Cave, was formed at the point of contact between Jefferson City dolomite and St. Peter sandstone. Gradual water flowing through the sandstone, along with a combined action of wind and freezing, worked to make a relatively large cave. The cave originally extended about 100 feet into the hill, but an accumulation of debris over the years filled the lower part of the cave with about seven feet of deposits. An archlike entrance, 120 feet wide and 16 feet high, provided human and animals with easy access to shelter.

Between 1949 and 1955, the University of Missouri and the Missouri Archaeological Society conducted extensive excavations in the cave with astonishing results. Artifacts found in Graham Cave, associated with charcoal dated by the radiocarbon method, provided important evidence about man's adaptation to the environment at the end of the ice age.

Open every day in Summer and Monday to Friday in Winter

From the Graham Cave State Park website.

Note: Archaeology Days at Graham Cave State Park, September 19th and Washington State Park, Missouri on September 12th
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Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : John Devero, holding up Graham Cave. Graham Cave State Park, Missouri Image copyright: iluvweknds (John Devero), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : The projectile points are replicas of the oldest found during excavations of the cave. The bone hairpin and needle also are among the artifacts stored at the University of Missouri. Image copyright: mostateparks, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : Graham Cave State Park Image copyright: Missouri Division of Tourism, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : Graham Cave State Park - Missouri Graham Cave Image copyright: Adventurer Dustin Holmes (Dustin Holmes), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : Graham Cave State Park Trail | Danville, MO Image copyright: Aaron Fuhrman (Aaron Fuhrman), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : Graham Cave State Park Image copyright: sjkroiss, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : Autumn Trail at Graham Cave State Park. About Me | Gallery | Facebook | Twitter Image copyright: Aaron Fuhrman (Aaron Fuhrman), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : Archaeological display inside Graham Cave Image copyright: carpunder (Steve Foulks), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : Stones of the Council Ring Image copyright: Adventurer Dustin Holmes (Dustin Holmes), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : The roof of Graham Cave, with hand prints (probably not very old) Image copyright: XPI3 Beqy, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : Looking out of Graham CaveImage copyright: XPI3 Beqy, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : Image copyright: XPI3 Beqy, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Graham Cave submitted by Flickr : Brothers Dennis (left) and Terry Harris grew up near the cave, which was donated to the state for a park by their grandmother, Frances Graham Darnell, in 1964. Image copyright: mostateparks, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Archaeology Day at Graham Cave State Park by davidmorgan on Monday, 07 September 2015
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September 19, 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Sponsored by MoDNR, Archaeology Day activities will include atlatl demonstration and tryout by the World Atlatl Association; flintknapping; exhibit by the Missouri Department of Conservation about Missouri mammals and fur pelts; displays of artifacts and pictures of the early excavations at Graham Cave by the Montgomery County Historical Society as well as the University of Missouri, Department of Anthropology; information about preservation efforts and recent research at Graham Cave provided by Missouri State Parks; booths hosted by the Montgomery County Retired School Personnel Association and the Three Rivers Chapter with a variety of children’s activities; and a display of artifacts and early pictures by Graham family descendants from Graham Cave.
217 Hwy TT; 2 miles W of Danville off I-70 (Exit 170)
Contact: Debra Ray, debra.ray@dnr.mo.gov
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