Nebraska Archaeological Survey Continues Project at High Butler Lake

Sunday, 18 September, 2011

Archaeology
Past Horizons - The University of Nebraska State Museum’s Nebraska Archaeological Survey began investigating several prehistoric sites at Hugh Butler Lake in Frontier County last September.

Test excavations were conducted at five sites within the boundaries of the reservoir, which is held by Red Willow Dam. This testing program was built upon recent archaeological surveys within the reservoir area carried out by the Nebraska Archaeological Survey in 2007 and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in 2005. The sites chosen for investigation probably range in age from 700 to 5,500 years old.......Continue reading

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