Lindenmeier site

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The Lindenmeier site is a renowned Folsom culture archaeological site in Colorado that preserves extensive evidence of early Paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers and their bison-hunting activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Folsom culture site
Paleo-Indian site
archaeological site
associatedWithPeriod Paleo-Indian period
country United States of America
culture Folsom culture
discoveredBy Carl Schwachheim
local collectors in early 20th century
excavatedBy Frank H. H. Roberts Jr.
Smithsonian Institution
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf bison kill and butchery activities
lithic tool manufacture
organized communal hunting
seasonal camp use
hasArtifactType Folsom culture
surface form: Folsom points

bifaces
bone tools
end scrapers
gravers
hasFaunalRemainsOf Bison antiquus
birds
fish
reptiles
small mammals
hasInterpretiveTrails yes
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
knownFor Folsom culture
surface form: Folsom projectile points

bison-hunting evidence
early Paleo-Indian hunter-gatherer remains
evidence of long-term occupation
extensive faunal assemblage
large, well-preserved Folsom campsite
listedOn U.S. National Historic Landmark list
locatedIn Colorado
Rocky Mountains foothills
surface form: Foothills of the Rocky Mountains

Larimer County, Colorado
Soapstone Prairie Natural Area
mainPreySpecies Bison antiquus
majorExcavationPeriod 1930s
management City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department
near Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
surface form: Fort Collins, Colorado
NRHPType archaeological site
openToPublic yes
partOf Great Plains
radiocarbonAge approximately 10,800–10,000 years BP
significance one of the most important Paleo-Indian sites in North America
type site for Folsom culture
timeDepth Late Pleistocene
end of the last Ice Age

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Paleo-Indian period associatedWith Lindenmeier site