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Natural PlacesSite Name: Lindenmeier Site
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 117.147 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Southwest Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Fort Collins, CO  Nearest Village: Norfolk, CO
Latitude: 40.979898N  Longitude: 105.062256W
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
 5 Ambience:
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4Good
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1Awful
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 5 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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 2 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
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Lindenmeier Site
Lindenmeier Site submitted by Flickr : That gash in the earth is the famed Lindenmeier site. Image copyright: Pampics2008, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient butchering and "workshop" area in Larimer County, Colorado. Possibly the best record of Ice Age America, the site on the former Lindenmeier Ranch is the epitome of the paleo-indian culture associated with the Folsom point, used with the atlatl. The dig included not only a kill and butchering site, but also "workshop" areas where tools were made and repaired.
Bones and human artifacts date back to 11,000 BC.

The remains included the bones of extinct bison, stone tools, and the oldest known assemblage of beads. The beads included drilled marine shells that must have been carried 800 miles from their place of origin.

The location is for a viewing area, and not for the exact location of the excavated butchering site. The arroyo where the site lies is only a tiny portion of the 18,000 plus acres of the Soapstone Prairie Natural Area. The Lindenmeier site is viewable from an overlook with interpretive signage.
The site is a National Historic Landmark.
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Lindenmeier Site
Lindenmeier Site submitted by Flickr : The story of place and the new Lindenmeier artifact display To coincide with the June 6th, 2009 public opening of the Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, the Museum added a new display of artifacts from the Lindenmeier Archaeological Site, as well as a wall where visitors can leave their thoughts about the stories of place. Image copyright: Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, hosted on Flickr and displ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lindenmeier Site
Lindenmeier Site submitted by Flickr : Chromatic Serenity at Red Mountain Open Space Please Do View Large on Black Red Mountain Open Space is a newly acquired 15,000 acre natural area and a real crown jewel for Larimer County. Right next door the City of Fort Collins has the 18,000 acre Soapstone Natural Area, creating a contiguous area of habitat with Red Mountain to help ensure our Front Range continues to have special places l... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lindenmeier Site
Lindenmeier Site submitted by Flickr : Soapstone Prairie Natural Area This is the Lindenmeier Site, which is on the list of National Historic Places. It's a world famous archaeological landmark. They have found all sorts of evidence of early Native Americans, including spears, rock art, and other items. It is believed to be a large gathering and trading site. Wolly Mammoths, Saber-toothed Cats, Prehistoric Bison, and Dire Wolves have a... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lindenmeier Site
Lindenmeier Site submitted by Flickr : Soapstone Prairie Image copyright: Chante Etan, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lindenmeier Site
Lindenmeier Site submitted by Flickr : Looking at the Lindenmeirer Site en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindenmeier_Site Image copyright: Hyper Piper, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lindenmeier Site
Lindenmeier Site submitted by Flickr : This walk to the Lindenmeier Site overlook was on one of the few paved walkways. Image copyright: Pampics2008, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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January 2007 Meeting on Public Access to Folsom Site by bat400 on Wednesday, 20 December 2006
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The first public meetings have been scheduled to discuss public access to this famous site. First archaeological survey in decades on-going.

From the Denver Post:

Ancient site becomes a jewel
N. Colo. officials mull best use of land
By Katy Human
Denver Post Staff Writer
12/20/2006 12:59:32 AM MST

Thirteen thousand years ago, people lived in northern Colorado's Lindenmeier Valley, hunting ancient, giant bison.

Five hundred years ago, people there built stone tipi rings and dug earthen ovens.

Today, the city of Fort Collins and Larimer County together own 23,000 acres of the famous archaeological site - and they're trying to figure out how people can enjoy the area without destroying it.

"It's a pretty amazing site, culturally," said Daylan Figgs, senior environmental planner with Fort Collins' natural-areas program. "If you're an archaeologist, you've heard of the Lindenmeier site."

Mark Stiger, an archaeologist at Western State College in Gunnison, said the cautious approach is appropriate.

"It's like all of a sudden the 'Mona Lisa' is getting out of a private art gallery and now being publicly seen," Stiger said.

Next month, Figgs and his counterpart at Larimer County will begin the first of several public meetings to plan the future of properties now called Soapstone Prairie Natural Area and Red Mountain Open Space.

Both were purchased about two years ago and are scheduled to open to the public in 2009.

At issue are the location of roads and trails, what paths may be traveled by foot, by horse or by bike, and whether people will be allowed off trail, Figgs said.

For more information and a photo of the famous "Folsom Point" see the
Denver Post article.
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Possible World Heritage bid for Folsom Site. by bat400 on Friday, 17 November 2006
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Lindenmeier Site might gain status --- City looks into World Heritage designation
By KEVIN DARST --- [email protected]

Seventy years ago archaeologists unearthed a trove of ancient relics from a gulley on what's now the city of Fort Collins' Soapstone Ranch Natural Area.

Now the city is exploring a designation for the so-called Lindenmeier Site that could put Fort Collins "on the map" as a cultural and archeological destination, one city official said. Fort Collins has until April 1, the last chance for a decade, to apply for World Heritage status for the site or Soapstone as a whole.

The Lindenmeier Site, which contained bones and human artifacts from 10,000-11,000 B.C., was discovered in 1924 and the Smithsonian Institute excavated the site from 1935-1940. Archaeologists weren't able to finish the job, however, leaving speculation that more artifacts are buried at the site.

The Lindenmeier Site, which contained bones and human artifacts from 10,000-11,000 B.C., was discovered in 1924 and the Smithsonian Institute excavated the site from 1935-1940. Archaeologists weren't able to finish the job, however, leaving speculation that more artifacts are buried at the site.

Lindenmeier is important not because of the time period it covers - many such sites exist - but because of the in-depth picture it provides of Ice Age life, said Jason LaBelle, an assistant professor at Colorado State University, vice president of the Colorado Archaeological Society and director of the Laboratory of Public Archaeology at CSU who has done work at Soapstone and Larimer County's Red Mountain Ranch.

The Coloradoan article.
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