12,300-year-old tribal fire pit found in Utah military testing range
 

12,300-year-old tribal fire pit found in Utah military testing range
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HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — An ancient tribal fire pit with tools, a spear tip and ******* seeds that archaeologists say dates back 12,300 years was recently discovered on a military testing range in **rthern Utah.

An archaeological team this month uncovered the hearth at Hill Air Force Base's Utah Test and Training Range, which is south of Ogden. The artifacts will be curated through the Natural History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City, The Standard Examiner reported.

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Hill archaeologist and Cultural Resource Manager Anya Kitterman worked with Far Western Anthropological Research Group to uncover charcoal, animal bone fragments and other remnants from the cooking pit. Read more...

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