Burro Mesa Archeological District
National Register of Historic Places

Burro Mesa Archeological District

Panther Junction, Brewster County, Texas
Listed
September 10, 1985
Type
District
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
85002309

About this property

The Burro Mesa Archeological District encompasses a quarry in Big Bend National Park used by Native Americans as a source of chert for chipped-stone tools. The quarry was used intermittently beginning in the paleoindian period starting about 12,000 to 13,000 years ago. The chert is found in a variety of colors and rests on top of tuff beds which themselves contain veins of kaolinite that was suitable for making claystone ornaments and beads. The quarry area is carpeted with lithic debris from the initial knapping process by which chert was rough-shaped into material of suitable size and shape for later refinement at more convenient locations. The quarry was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1985.

Location

Panther Junction, Brewster County, Texas

Categories

PREHISTORICHISTORIC - ABORIGINALHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Burro Mesa Archeological District listed on the National Register?

Burro Mesa Archeological District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Burro Mesa Archeological District?

Burro Mesa Archeological District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Burro Mesa Archeological District?

The period of significance for Burro Mesa Archeological District is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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