Elibates-Flint-Quarries ( English Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument ), letters. Elibates Flint Mines is a national monument in northern Texas , USA .
| National Monument Elibates-Flint-Quarris | |
|---|---|
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| IUCN Category - V (Protected Landscape / Water Area) | |
| basic information | |
| Square | 5.5 square meters Km |
| Established | August 21, 1965 |
| Attendance | 4 thousand ( 2007 ) |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| State | Texas |
| Nearest town | Amarillo |
On the territory of Elibates-Flint-Quarris there are several archaeological sites. Here, parking lots and burial grounds of an ancient man were discovered, whose age is about 13 thousand years ago. Among the finds are many tools made of flint , a characteristic material of the Indian culture of these places.
See also
- List of US National Parks
- List of US National Monuments
Links
- National Park Service webpage of Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
- Geology information on Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (Link unavailable) . Archived February 22, 2006.