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'''Humboldt Cave''' is an archeological site in ], USA that is one of the earliest documented human habitations in North America. It was inhabited by people of the eponymous Humboldt Culture and the Lovelock Culture, and its documented habitation extends to 9000 BC. '''Humboldt Cave''' is an archeological site in ], USA that is one of the earliest documented human habitations in North America. It was inhabited by people of the eponymous Humboldt Culture and the Lovelock Culture, and its documented habitation extends to 9000 BC.


Humbolt Cave is a dry cave near the ], which was first excavated by archeologists in 1936. The cave's environment preserved artifacts including fiber and skin garments, bags and mats. Other artifacts found in the cave have documented contact with cultures in what are now Arizona and California. The cave was formed by vertical faulting in a cliff face, which was periodically flooded by ]. The flooding deposited ] over the cave's surfaces, preserving them from erosion. The remains of the lake, now known as ], are {{convert|220|ft|m}} below the cave, {{convert|6|mi|km}} away. The cave opening is about {{convert|8|ft|m}} high and {{convert|6|ft|m}} wide, widening to {{convert|8|ft|m}} inside, with a depth of about {] was {{convert|3|ft|m}} to {{convert|6|ft|m}} in depth on the cave's floor before excavation.<ref name=nrhpinv1>{{cite web|last=Mertens|first=Roger L.|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Humboldt CVave|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/76001140.pdf|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2 August 2012|date=October 9, 1973}}</ref> Humbolt Cave is a dry cave which was first excavated by archeologists in 1936. The cave's environment preserved artifacts including fiber and skin garments, bags and mats. Other artifacts found in the cave have documented contact with cultures in what are now Arizona and California. The cave was formed by vertical faulting in a cliff face, which was periodically flooded by ]. The flooding deposited ] over the cave's surfaces, preserving them from erosion. The remains of the lake, now known as ], are {{convert|220|ft|m}} below the cave, {{convert|6|mi|km}} away. The cave opening is about {{convert|8|ft|m}} high and {{convert|6|ft|m}} wide, widening to {{convert|8|ft|m}} inside, with a depth of about {] was {{convert|3|ft|m}} to {{convert|6|ft|m}} in depth on the cave's floor before excavation.<ref name=nrhpinv1>{{cite web|last=Mertens|first=Roger L.|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Humboldt CVave|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/76001140.pdf|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2 August 2012|date=October 9, 1973}}</ref>


Humboldt Cave was placed on the ] on March 16, 1976.<ref name="nris"/> Humboldt Cave was placed on the ] on March 16, 1976.<ref name="nris"/>

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United States historic place
Humboldt Cave
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Humboldt Cave is located in NevadaHumboldt Cave
Nearest cityLovelock, Nevada
Area40 acres (16 ha)
NRHP reference No.76001140
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 1976

Humboldt Cave is an archeological site in Churchill County, Nevada, USA that is one of the earliest documented human habitations in North America. It was inhabited by people of the eponymous Humboldt Culture and the Lovelock Culture, and its documented habitation extends to 9000 BC.

Humbolt Cave is a dry cave which was first excavated by archeologists in 1936. The cave's environment preserved artifacts including fiber and skin garments, bags and mats. Other artifacts found in the cave have documented contact with cultures in what are now Arizona and California. The cave was formed by vertical faulting in a cliff face, which was periodically flooded by Lake Lahontan. The flooding deposited tufa over the cave's surfaces, preserving them from erosion. The remains of the lake, now known as Humboldt Sink, are 220 feet (67 m) below the cave, 6 miles (9.7 km) away. The cave opening is about 8 feet (2.4 m) high and 6 feet (1.8 m) wide, widening to 8 feet (2.4 m) inside, with a depth of about {[convert|30|ft|m}} to 40 feet (12 m). In addition to humans, the cave was also inhabited by bats, whose guano was 3 feet (0.91 m) to 6 feet (1.8 m) in depth on the cave's floor before excavation.

Humboldt Cave was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1976.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mertens, Roger L. (October 9, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Humboldt CVave" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2 August 2012.


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