Hidden Cave Research Paper
Hidden Cave is an archaeological cave site located in the Great
Basin near Fallon,Nevada, United
States. It got its name from Mark
Harrington, who first excavated the cave and had a hard time finding the entrance, who said at the time, "This is one hidden cave!" It was excavated originally in the 1930s by Harrington and then excavated twice more before being returned to for the final time in 1978 by David Hurst Thomas for a more in depth excavation.The site dates back to the early Desert Archaic Culture from c. 4000 to 2000 years ago.Thousands of Archaic artifacts have been found here, and the site provides important, if unusual clues about Desert Archaic lifeways.Hidden Cave was not lived in, but used as storage site for goods and tools for
Basin near Fallon,Nevada, United
States. It got its name from Mark
Harrington, who first excavated the cave and had a hard time finding the entrance, who said at the time, "This is one hidden cave!" It was excavated originally in the 1930s by Harrington and then excavated twice more before being returned to for the final time in 1978 by David Hurst Thomas for a more in depth excavation.The site dates back to the early Desert Archaic Culture from c. 4000 to 2000 years ago.Thousands of Archaic artifacts have been found here, and the site provides important, if unusual clues about Desert Archaic lifeways.Hidden Cave was not lived in, but used as storage site for goods and tools for