Cedar Creek District

The Cedar Creek District, also known as the Cedar Creek Locality Archaeological Site, is a Pleistocene archaeological site near Carnegie, Washita County, Oklahoma. The site was inhabited by early humans during the late Pleistocene; these humans used stone tools to hunt herd animals in the area. Artifacts recovered from the site include projectile points, a mammoth skeleton, and fireplace lenses. At the time of its discovery, it was the sole known Pleistocene habitation site in the eastern Great Plains.[2]

Cedar Creek District
Nearest cityCarnegie, Oklahoma
Area3,360 acres (1,360 ha)
NRHP reference No.75001577[1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1975

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1975.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ruth, Kent, and Larry Neal. National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Cedar Creek Site Locality (redacted). National Park Service. November 1974. Available upon request from the National Park Service.


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