Williamson Site
Williamson Site | |
 Overview from the south | |
| Nearest city | Dinwiddie, Virginia |
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| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000237[1] |
| VLR No. | 026-0035 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 3, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | May 13, 1969[2] |
The Williamson Site is an early prehistoric archaeological site located near Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It is one of the largest Early Man sites in North America and dated to sometime between 15,000 and 11,500 years ago. The site was first identified in 1947, and consists of more than 75 acres of cultivated land. The site consists of over 100 areas where Clovis projectile points have been found.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Rodney M Peck (2010). "The Williamson Paleo Indian Workshop Site, Dinwiddie County, Virginia". Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol. 57, No. 1, pg. 45.
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Categories:
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Clovis sites
- National Register of Historic Places in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs