Archeology group tours Alibates monument

  • ARCHEOLOGY AMATEURS of the Canyonland Archeological Society from Cottle, Motley and Briscoe counties toured Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Oct. 16. | CAROL CAMPBELL PHOTO
    ARCHEOLOGY AMATEURS of the Canyonland Archeological Society from Cottle, Motley and Briscoe counties toured Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Oct. 16. | CAROL CAMPBELL PHOTO
  • EARLY MORNING, EARLY PEOPLES The Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is open only to rangerguided hikes that begin early in the day—but among the rewards are stunning views of the Canadian River Valley. | CAROL CAMPBELL PHOTO
    EARLY MORNING, EARLY PEOPLES The Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is open only to rangerguided hikes that begin early in the day—but among the rewards are stunning views of the Canadian River Valley. | CAROL CAMPBELL PHOTO
    On Saturday, October 16, nine members of the Canyonland Archeological Society from Cottle, Motley and Briscoe counties toured the ruins and petroglyphs of Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, located in the Canadian River Valley close to the Lake Meredith National Recreational Area. The Antelope Creek natives who quarried in more than 700 pits of Alibates flint stone in t...

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