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which is recognized for being among the oldest documented cemeteries in the

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. The site contained Paleo-Indian

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graves with bone fragments and artifacts. It dates to about 12,000 years ago. The site was excavated by Dan Morse in 1974 and a results were originally published in 1997.

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{{Authority control Archaeology of the United States Archaic period in North America Paleo-Indian archaeological sites in the United States