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Paisley Caves, Oregon

Paisley Caves is widely regarded as the oldest confirmed archaeological site in the western hemisphere at 14,500 years old. The caves are located in a volcanic formation called Five Mile Point in central Oregon. When the site was occupied the plain in the foreground would have been a vast lake.

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Paisley Caves, Oregon

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Paisley Caves is widely regarded as the oldest confirmed archaeological site in the western hemisphere at 14,500 years old. The caves are located in a volcanic formation called Five Mile Point in central Oregon. When the site was occupied the plain in the foreground would have been a vast lake.

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Album / Science Source / John R. Foster

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5472 x 3648 px | 57.1 MB

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46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AGE • ÂGÉS • AMERICA • AMERICAN • ANCIENT • ARCHAEOLOGICAL • ARCHAEOLOGY • ARCHAIC • CAVE • CAVES • CLOVIS • DESTINATION • EARLY • GLACE • GROTTE • HUMAN • HUMANE • ICE (WEATHER) • ICE • ICE, FROZEN LAKES&STREAMS • INDIAN • INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS • INDIO • INDIVIDUAL • NORTH • OLD • OREGON • PAISLEY • PALEO • PALEO-CHRISTIAN • PALEO-INDIAN • PALEOCHRISTIAN • PERSON • PLACE • PRE-CLOVIS • PRE-COLUMBIAN • PREHISTORIC • SIEGE • SITE