Tukuk-OS🧿 Cactus Hill
United States · Americas · 36.99°N, 77.32°W
Cactus Hill is an archaeological site in southeastern Virginia, United States, located on sand dunes above the Nottoway River about 45 miles south of Richmond. The site receives its name from the prickly pear cacti that can be found growing abundantly on-site in the sandy soil. Cactus Hill may be one of the oldest archaeological sites in the Americas. If proven to have been inhabited 16,000 to 20,000 years ago, it would provide supporting evidence for pre-Clovis occupation of the Americas. The site has yielded multiple levels of prehistoric occupation with two discrete levels of early Paleo-Indian activity, one of which corresponds to possible Clovis period occupation.
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Quick facts
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Americas |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 36.99°N, 77.32°W · view on map |
Cactus Hill is located in United States, in Americas.
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