Flint Run Archeological District

Flint Run Archeological District, also known as the Flint Run Complex, is a historic archaeological site complex and national historic district located near Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. The district consists of a group of Clovis sites clustered around a jasper outcrop in the Shenandoah Valley. They relate to a group of between 500 and 1000 people who occupied the site about 8300 BC. Archaeological excavations reveal habitations and stone tool workshops.[3]

Flint Run Archeological District
Shenandoah River in the district
Nearest cityFront Royal, Virginia
Area1,900 acres (770 ha)
NRHP reference No.76002125[1]
VLR No.093-0165
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1976
Designated VLRDecember 16, 1975[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

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