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Paine Run Rockshelter

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on the surface. The ceramics are dominated by a form known as "Albemarle cord-marked", which represents nearly two-thirds of potsherds found in the shelter. Meanwhile, the shapes of the surviving lithic flakes (small pieces with almost no
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The site was discovered during the early 1970s as part of a comprehensive survey of the national park. It is one of fifteen sites that the survey found along Paine Run, a group that also includes
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While other archaeological sites in Paine Run Hollow date primarily from the
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Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
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Man and Mountain: An Archaeological Overview of the Shenandoah National Park
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The site's archaeological value is so significant that it was listed on the
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in December 1985, together with 44-AU-154 and the Blackrock Springs Site.
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Paine Run Rockshelter is located in Virginia
Paine Run Rockshelter is located in the United States
Grottoes
Virginia
38°11′54″N 78°47′34″W / 38.19833°N 78.79278°W / 38.19833; -78.79278
85003170
44-AU-158
archaeological site
Shenandoah National Park
Augusta County
Virginia
United States
archaeological site 44-AU-154
Blackrock Springs Site
hollow
stratified
Archaic period
quartzite
cryptocrystalline
stone tools
fourteenth century AD
test excavation
lithic flakes
projectile points
cores
National Register of Historic Places

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