National Register of Historic Places

Conover Archaeological Site

Carson, Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Listed

March 28, 1985

Type

Site

Period

Pre Contact

Ref No.

85000647

About this property

The Conover Archaeological Site is a prehistoric Native American site located in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, near the community of Carson. It is one of the few sites in Virginia which is documented to date to c. 9500 BCE. The large number of stone artifacts found at this site, including tools for working stone and stone tool manufacturing byproducts, suggest this site was used as a quarry or maintenance site by paleo-Indians. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Location

Carson, Dinwiddie County, Virginia

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Questions about this property

When was Conover Archaeological Site listed on the National Register?

Conover Archaeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Conover Archaeological Site?

Conover Archaeological Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Conover Archaeological Site?

The period of significance for Conover Archaeological Site is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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