Welcome to the Lynch Quarry Site. This 690-acre landscape hides a reported 20,000 pits, serving as gates to the subterranean world of flint - a valuable asset spanning 7,000 years across prehistoric America. Even the residents of New Mexico have discovered remnants of this river flint, known as Lynch flint. Steeped in ease of forming projectile points, knives, and scraping tools, it wasn't just a part of the land; it was a passport to exotic items such as shell, obsidian, cloth, and metal weapons. Despite its role as farmland and coal mine, this site has persisted, thanks to its pits reaching depths ranging from 3 to 10 feet. Not bad for a bit of rock, one might say.
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