Flint Run Archeological District Explained

Flint Run Archeological District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 16, 1975[1]
Designated Other1 Number:093-0165
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Added:December 22, 1976
Refnum:76002125

Flint Run Archeological District, also known as the Flint Run Complex, is a historic archaeological site complex and national historic district located near Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. The district consists of a group of Clovis sites clustered around a jasper outcrop in the Shenandoah Valley. They relate to a group of between 500 and 1000 people who occupied the site about 8300 BC. Archaeological excavations reveal habitations and stone tool workshops.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: About.com, Archaeology: Flint Run Complex. About.com. October 12, 2013. October 14, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014160026/http://archaeology.about.com/library/glossary/bldef_flintrun.htm. dead.