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Multi-periodSite Name: Nightengale Archaeological Center
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 39.929 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: The Southwest Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Kingsland  Nearest Village: Austin
Latitude: 30.635457N  Longitude: 98.415259W
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Nightengale Archaeological Center
Nightengale Archaeological Center submitted by Flickr : Wigwam structures at the Nightengale Archeological Center Image copyright: Lower Colorado River Authority, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Nightengale Archaeological Center at Kingsland is located on 10 acres on the banks of Lake LBJ near Kingsland in Burnet County. More than 171,000 recovered flint tools, spear points, arrowheads and other artifacts are evidence that the site has been continuously inhabited for 6,500 years and possibly as far back as 10,000 years.

The prehistoric site was discovered in 1988 when looters were caught stealing artifacts from Lower Colorado River Authority-owned land. LCRA soon determined this site to be a major archaeological discovery. The Texas Historical Commission has declared the site a State Archeological Landmark.

The site is named in memory of Bruce A. Nightengale, LCRA archaeologist from 1989 until his death in 1998. He was instrumental in developing the center as well as its early educational exhibits and activities for school children and adults.

LCRA opened a learning center in 1991 with tours for students and workshops for teachers. A local group, the Llano Uplift Archeological Society, helps operate the site and offers tours to the public.
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Guided Tours
Second and fourth Saturdays in February through November from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Call 512-473-3366​ for more information. Admission is free, but donations are accepted.

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Note: Archaeology Fair and Open House, Oct 10th, Kingsland, near Austin (part of Texas archaeology month)
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Archaeology Fair and Open House, Oct 10th, Kingsland TX by Andy B on Tuesday, 29 September 2015
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KINGSLAND, Burnet Co.
Oct. 10 • Nightengale Archaeological Center Archaeology Fair and Open House
Discover how the original Hill Country inhabitants lived.
LCRA's Nightengale Archaeological Center includes a protected prehistoric archaeology site that is a State Antiquities Landmark and visitors can take a guided tour of the interpretive trail that winds through the protected area. Visitors to the center can
also check out the on-site museum featuring artifacts from the site's excavation and other related items.

Learn how native people made fire and processed food, and activities include learning how to throw a spear with an ancient device called an atlatl and how to "hunt" with rabbit sticks. Kids of all ages can show of their artistic skills in a "pebble painting" activity and sample tea indigenous people made from a native Texas plant that is the only source of caffeine in North America. Our experts will also identify artifacts that visitors bring to the center.
Sponsored by the Llano Uplift Archeological Society. Free.
Saturday, 1 –5 p.m. at 1010 Circle Drive.

Information:
lisa.weatherford@gmail.com,
charles.hixson@gmail.com

More Texas Archaeology Month Events for October 2015:
http://www.thc.state.tx.us/public/upload/preserve/TAM/TAM-2015-Online-Calendar.pdf
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Dig into history at archaeological site in Kingsland by Andy B on Tuesday, 29 September 2015
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You can walk in the footsteps of the pre-historic people who hunted, gathered, cooked and lived along the Colorado River at the Nightengale Archaeological Center in Kingsland.

“This part of the country was heaven on earth to pre-historic people,” said Patrick Hatten, a member of the Llano Uplift Archeological Society, which is based in Llano and runs the center. Along with plentiful water, says Hatten, they had plenty of wildlife to hunt and some of the best tool-making material around: Edwards chert, or flint, from the Edwards Plateau.

“(The flint) was widely traded, because of its quality,” Hatten explained as he recently conducted a tour of the grounds at the Nightengale Archaeological Center. Hatten is one of the members usually on hand to lend his expertise as he leads visitors along winding, gravel pathways through the wooded acreage along the lakeshore. His excitement for and knowledge of his subject shows as he tells the story of our Hill Country ancestors. When asked about his enthusiasm, he humbly maintains his status as an amateur.

More at
http://www.dailytrib.com/2013/05/01/dig-into-history-at-archeological-site-in-kingsland/
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