Sunshine Cave
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Sunshine Cave is an alternate name for Lovelock Cave, a significant archaeological and historical site in Nevada known for its rich cache of ancient Native American artifacts.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
cave ⓘ |
| alternateNameOf | Lovelock Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lovelock Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
basketry artifacts
ⓘ
bone tools ⓘ coprolites ⓘ stone tools ⓘ textile fragments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredByArchaeologistsIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
L. L. Loud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Raymond Harrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 1912 ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Lovelock Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalStrata |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Late Prehistoric period ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
archaeological significance
ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Native American heritage site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient Native American artifacts
ⓘ
archaeological excavations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nevada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | Lovelock, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialFound | guano deposits ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Basin region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeDepth | several thousand years of human occupation ⓘ |
| usedBy | Native American peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyFor | guano mining ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.