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A dolomite boulder with a petroglyph in the shape of a turtle. These petroglyphs are believed to have been made by the Antelope (651a4c73-1dd8-b71b-0b8f-d68d656b583f)
A boulder of dolomite with a petroglyph in the shape of a turtle carved into it. Grasses surround the boulder. A dolomite boulder with a petroglyph in the shape of a turtle. These petroglyphs are believed to have been made by the Antelope Creek people who called this place home from 1100 A.D. to 1500 A.D. Keywords: turtle petroglyph; petroglyph; alibates flint quarries national monument; alibates flint quarries; nps centennial; media quality
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A few foundation stones remain upright from an Antelope Creek Village dwelling. (55b77e91-155d-451f-6796-b3aa1ff117a0)
Foundation Stones A few foundation stones remain upright from an Antelope Creek Village dwelling. Keywords: ruins; alfl
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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Texas, USA - Arial view of hills over Canadian River
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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Texas, USA - Flintstone in the hills
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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Texas, USA - polished flintstone from the quarry
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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Texas, USA - Canadian River in the National Monument
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Alibates 28, part 2 (24b20790-1dd8-b71b-0bbe-c764de95b257)
A larger view of Alibates Site 28 Imagine for a moment. If you were living here. What did you need to survive? These people hunted animals for food, gathered plant materials for clothing and food, and took water from nearby streams. Everything on the landscape was used - not just the flint!
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Alibates Flint National Monument, Texas (4d247af7-016c-46d2-a131-de656ffafaef)
Flint bluffs For thousands of years, people came to the red bluffs above the Canadian River for flint, vital to their existence. Demand for the high quality, rainbow-hued flint is reflected in the distribution of Alibates Flint through the Great Plains and beyond. Today this area is protected by the National Park Service and is the only National Monument in Texas. Keywords: alfl; National monuments; Prehistoric mining / extraction; Flint
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Alibates Flint National Monument, Texas (4ef88d8a-444c-41ea-8d1b-bdfa20ef5c20)
View of richly colored flint stone. For thousands of years, people came to the red bluffs above the Canadian River for flint, vital to their existence. Demand for the high quality, rainbow-hued flint is reflected in the distribution of Alibates Flint through the Great Plains and beyond. Today this area is protected by the National Park Service and is the only National Monument in Texas. Keywords: alfl; National monuments; Prehistoric mining / extraction; Flint
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Alibates Flint National Monument, Texas (698d9a60-b828-44a3-8caa-2a74a0f54aa9)
View of flint on the bluffs For thousands of years, people came to the red bluffs above the Canadian River for flint, vital to their existence. Demand for the high quality, rainbow-hued flint is reflected in the distribution of Alibates Flint through the Great Plains and beyond. Today this area is protected by the National Park Service and is the only National Monument in Texas. Keywords: alfl; National monuments; Prehistoric mining / extraction; Flint
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Alibates Flint National Monument, Texas (7fdbedce-d12e-407b-8898-7e27f6312845)
Another view of the bluffs For thousands of years, people came to the red bluffs above the Canadian River for flint, vital to their existence. Demand for the high quality, rainbow-hued flint is reflected in the distribution of Alibates Flint through the Great Plains and beyond. Today this area is protected by the National Park Service and is the only National Monument in Texas. Keywords: alfl; National monuments; Prehistoric mining / extraction; Flint
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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument ALFL3771
Location Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Description Imagine yourself standing where an ancient civilization once lived, surrounded by colorful flint that was used to make weapons and tools. Alibates flint is a multi-colored stone with the ability to hold a sharp edge. Alibates flint was highly prized and traded throughout much of North America.
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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument ALFL3773
Location Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Description Imagine yourself standing where an ancient civilization once lived, surrounded by colorful flint that was used to make weapons and tools. Alibates flint is a multi-colored stone with the ability to hold a sharp edge. Alibates flint was highly prized and traded throughout much of North America.
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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument ALFL3774
Location Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Description Imagine yourself standing where an ancient civilization once lived, surrounded by colorful flint that was used to make weapons and tools. Alibates flint is a multi-colored stone with the ability to hold a sharp edge. Alibates flint was highly prized and traded throughout much of North America.
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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument ALFL3775
Location Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Description Imagine yourself standing where an ancient civilization once lived, surrounded by colorful flint that was used to make weapons and tools. Alibates flint is a multi-colored stone with the ability to hold a sharp edge. Alibates flint was highly prized and traded throughout much of North America.
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Archeologists have combed this landscape for clues about the people who lived here hundreds of years ago. (24a5864a-1dd8-b71b-0b59-c91fed4ccc7b)
A view of a hillside with an inset picture of what that hillside looked like during the archeological dig. Archeologists have combed this landscape for clues about the people who lived here hundreds of years ago.
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Cake to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument. (f127886e-1dd8-b71b-0bd6-fb905340c284)
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument 50th anniversary was celebrated with a cake. Cake to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument.
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Cupules are a type of petroglyph. They are circular depressions ground into stone which may have been created to extract a (24c6902b-1dd8-b71b-0bd5-c6bb2eb51584)
Cupules and a four-legged animal carved into a boulder. Cupules are a type of petroglyph. They are circular depressions ground into stone which may have been created to extract a powder to use as a mineral supplement. If you look at the photo, you will see several of these. Amidst the cupules, you can also see a figure with four legs. What type of animal might this be?
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Group photograph of park staff and volunteers. The staff of Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument in 2015.
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Footprints- The Stuff of Legends (24c1d5bc-1dd8-b71b-0b6e-9ffbfebc21a6)
A petroglyph of a large foot. All over the world, footprint shapes are found in petroglyphs and pictographs, hinting that this symbol held meaning for lots of cultures over thousands of years. What do you think this footprint could mean? (This actual petroglyph is much larger than the average human foot.)
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Found scattered along the edge of the mesa at the Antelope Creek Village site, petroglyphs were a form of communication. What (24b7b984-1dd8-b71b-0b5b-dfb9c993f89d)
A dolomite boulder with a petroglyph of a turtle carved into the top surface. Found scattered along the edge of the mesa at the Antelope Creek Village site, petroglyphs were a form of communication. What might this turtle tell us?
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Hike with a Ranger! (55d7b6ea-155d-451f-67d2-287ce10b5e5e)
Ranger-led tour to the Alibates Flint Quarries. Ranger-led hikes to the Alibates Flint Quarries can be a fun and unique experience in the Texas Panhandle. Just remember to look back over your shoulder and enjoy the view of the river valley below! Keywords: nps centennial; media quality; ranger; ranger activity; hike; alibates flint quarries national monumnet; boy scouts of america
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Mesquite trees have long been used by native people of the southwest for food, medicine, beverages, glue, hair dye, firewood (2bcba182-1dd8-b71b-0b41-c9967dbddee2)
Mesquite seed pods Mesquite trees have long been used by native people of the southwest for food, medicine, beverages, glue, hair dye, firewood, construction material, and furniture making. The pods of the beans are very sweet and can be ground into flour. Mesquite co-evolved with large herbivores such as mammoths, mastodons, and ground sloths, which ate the pods and dispersed them widely. When these Pleistocene animals became extinct, mesquites retreated to flood plains and washed where water
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Most commonly called devil's claw, this desert hitchhiker is also called elephant tusks or unicorn plant. Each of these names (2bd46bbb-1dd8-b71b-0b2e-4a77d50cf1c7)
Devil's Claw Most commonly called devil's claw, this desert hitchhiker is also called elephant tusks or unicorn plant. Each of these names refer to the seed pod. The flowers, reddish-purple to coppery yellow, are large enough to attract attention but are relatively few. With such large flowers these perennial species are generally pollinated by large carpenter and bumble bees. Young pods were often eaten by Native Americans as a vegetable. The black outer covering of the mature fruits was st
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