Bull Thistle Cave Archaeological Site facts for kids
|
Bull Thistle Cave Archaeological Site (44TZ92)
|
|
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 420: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Nearest city | Tazewell, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001531 |
Quick facts for kids Significant dates |
|
| Added to NRHP | September 10, 1987 |
The Bull Thistle Cave Archaeological Site is an archaeological site on the National Register of Historic Places, located in Tazewell County, Virginia. It is a vertical shaft pit burial cave. The distribution of the skeletal remains indicates that bodies were either thrown or lowered into the cave. On the surface of the cave floor, researchers have discovered the remains of a minimum of 11 bodies. Based on an artifact recovered from the site, it is estimated that the cave was used for burials between 1300 and 1600 AD.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Bull Thistle Cave Archaeological Site Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.