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| Location | Travis County,Texas, USA |
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| Nearest city | Briarcliff, west ofAustin, Texas,USA |
| Coordinates | 30°22′53″N98°5′17″W / 30.38139°N 98.08806°W /30.38139; -98.08806 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000965 |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971 |
TheLevi Rock Shelter, named for former property owner Malcolm Levi, is an archeological site west ofAustin, Texas wherePaleo-Indian Native American artifacts dating back 10,000 years or more have been discovered.
Located along Lick Creek, the site was discovered in the mid-1950s and is believed to be the 7th-oldestpaleolithic site in the United States. Many artifacts have been uncovered there, includingClovis points, carved bone cylinders, scrapers, awls, needles, punches, and incised and painted pebbles. Many are now in the care of theUniversity 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 theNational Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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