Leonard Rockshelter
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Leonard Rockshelter | |
| Nearest city | Lovelock, Nevada |
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| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000457 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL | January 20, 1961[2] |
Leonard Rockshelter, also known as Leonard Rock Shelter, or 26Pe14 University of California-Berkeley Arch. Survey Record is a prehistoric site in Nevada that was discovered in 1936.[2]
It "is significant for the long continuum of sporadic cultural occupations recorded in its stratigraphy (6710 BC-1400 AD)."[2]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[2]
See also
- Paleo-Indians
- Category: Native American history of Nevada
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Leonard Rockshelter". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
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Coordinates: 39°59′25″N 118°30′36″W / 39.990273°N 118.509922°W
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