Lindenmeier site

Lindenmeier site
The arroyo surrounding the Lindenmeier site.
Lindenmeier site is located in Colorado
Lindenmeier site
Lindenmeier site is located in the United States
Lindenmeier site
Nearest cityFort Collins, Colorado
NRHP reference No.66000249
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLJanuary 20, 1961[2]
Bison antiquus, 15–25% larger than its descendant, the modern bison.
Paleo-Indian and early Archaic projectile points

The Lindenmeier site is a stratified multi-component archaeological site most famous for its Folsom component. The former Lindenmeier Ranch is in the Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, in northeastern Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The site contains the most extensive Folsom culture campsite yet found with calibrated radiocarbon dates of c. 12,300 B.P. (10,300 BCE).[3] Artifacts were also found from subsequent Archaic and Late pre-historic periods.

The site was declared a National Historic Landmark on January 20, 1961.[2] The United States National Park Service has studied the possibility of making the Lindenmeier site a United States National Monument.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Lindenmeier Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 4, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
  3. ^ "Lindenmeier Folsom Site". Colorado Encyclopedia. History Colorado. Retrieved April 15, 2023.