Lubbock Lake Landmark celebrates 50 years
Jul. 14—Lubbock Lake Landmark, 2401 Landmark Dr., Lubbock, is celebrating 50 years of research and public programming led by Dr. Eileen Johnson, an internationally known Quaternary scientist. The Quaternary period covers the past 2.6 million years.
Work at the landmark shows that humans have lived at the site continuously for 12,000 years; and animals were present for millions of years before that. It is this continuous record that sets the Lubbock Lake Landmark apart from any other site in the New World. Smithsonian Magazine has listed the landmark as one of the five best places to discover fossils and evidence of North America's original settlers and animal life.
The week's events include public tours that pass by a working archaeological excavation; Native American storytelling and pottery demonstration; and talks on branding and livestock grazing; lessons in stone tool making; and the Dawn of Time Fun Run at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday July 22.
A unit of the Museum of Texas Tech University, the Lubbock Lake Landmark is an archaeological and natural history preserve at the northern edge of the city of Lubbock. The Landmark welcomes visitors of all ages year round.
Just minutes from the main campus of Texas Tech University, the Lubbock Lake Landmark is just north of North Loop 289 and Clovis Highway (US 84), directly west of the Berl Huffman Athletic Complex. Public parking is free.
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