Levi Rock Shelter

The Levi Rock Shelter, named for former property owner Malcolm Levi, is an archeological site west of Austin, Texas where Paleo-Indian Native American artifacts dating back 10,000 years or more have been discovered.

Levi Rock Shelter
LocationTravis County, Texas, USA
Nearest cityBriarcliff, west of Austin, Texas, USA
Coordinates30°22′53″N 98°5′17″W
NRHP reference No.71000965
Added to NRHPJune 21, 1971

Located along Lick Creek, the site was discovered in the mid-1950s and is believed to be the 7th-oldest paleolithic site in the United States. Many artifacts have been uncovered there, including Clovis points, carved bone cylinders, scrapers, awls, needles, punches, and incised and painted pebbles. Many are now in the care of the University of Texas.

The site, and its adjoining creek, are believed by local activists to be threatened by nearby development.[1] The shelter was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

  1. Statesman.com, December 6, 2006 Archived September 14, 2012, at Archive.today


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