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The Nevada State Museum explored the springs area in 1962 and 1963 confirming that the area was home to Ice Age species as well as early North American Paleo-Indian peoples. Richard Shutler directed the project, and Vance Haynes studied the sedimentary layers, using radiocarbon dating to determine their ages. [7]
Nevada State Museum and Historical Society: Established: 1982 [1] Location: 309 S. Valley View Blvd. (on the campus of the Springs Preserve) Las Vegas, Nevada 89107: Type: General or Multi disciplinary (several subjects) Accreditation: The American Alliance of Museums: Key holdings
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, a United States National Monument near Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, was established in 2014 to protect Ice Age paleontological discoveries. The 22,650-acre (9,170 ha) monument is administered by the National Park Service. [1] Joshua trees at Tule Springs Fossil Beds NM
In-Situ: Newsletter of the Nevada Archaeological Association. 11 (2). Las Vegas: Nevada Archaeological Association: 2–4. OCLC 70247649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-08. Taylor, F. Andrew (29 April 2008). "National Museum Month: A date with discovery" (online edition). View News - Southeast. Las Vegas, NV: View Neighborhood ...
The park is located on land that was wetlands during the last Ice Age of Prehistoric Nevada between roughly 100,000 to 11,700 years ago. It is the site of excavations of fossils from animals that called this area home, such as Columbian mammoths, American lions, dire wolves, saber-toothed cats, ancient bison, camels, ground sloths, horses, and ...
Liberace Museum, Las Vegas, closed in 2010, collections on traveling display; Liberty Belle Slot Collection, closed in 2006, located at the Liberty Belle Casino in Reno, now displayed at the Nevada State Museum, Carson City [18] [19] [20] Lost Vegas Historical Gambling Museum, Las Vegas [13] Magic and Movie Hall of Fame, located in O'Shea's ...
Brownstone Canyon Archaeological District comprises 2,920 acres (1,180 ha) [1] and is located in the La Madre Mountain Wilderness Area which covers 47,180 acres (19,090 ha) in southern Nevada. [1] The area is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management and includes many petroglyphs .
This is a listing of sites of archaeological interest in the state of Nevada, in the United States. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.