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Mesolithic, Palaeolithic and EarlierSite Name: Hell GapCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 76.187 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Northwest Mountains Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Guernsey, WY
Latitude: 42.398000N Longitude: 104.641W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Tool find and reoccurring camp area in Goshen County, Wyoming. The Hell Gap site was first uncovered in the late 1950s. It contains a record that includes all cultural complexes known on the Plains between 12,000 and 8,000 years ago. Excavations and finds there helped establish the framework for Paleoindian archaeology as it is understood today in the North American Great Plains. In addition to the many tool finds, post hole marks and other finds indicate seasonal shelters in use at Hell Gap as long as 12000 years ago.
A bison kill site is also found in the Hell Gap area.
More information can be found at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office website. Note: Location is approximate for the area. It appears that the site is only accessible to the general public during the excavation periods.
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