CU Museum of Natural History unveils ancient stone tools

Staff | CU-Boulder

The CU Museum of Natural History recently launched its new “Unearthed: Ancient Life in the Boulder Valley” exhibit.

The exhibit showcase a set of more than 80 stone implements, all roughly 13,000 years old, which were discovered within Boulder city limits in 2008. The artifacts are on display to the public for the first time.

The 13,000 year old Clovis-era stone tools, known as the Mahaffy Cache, are thought to have been crafted by nomadic hunter-gatherers wandering through what today is the city of Boulder—perhaps amid saber-tooth cats, camels, giant bears and other long-gone creatures.

Key details:

• What: “Unearthed: Ancient Life in the Boulder Valley” exhibition, featuring over 80 ancient stone tools
• Where: CU Museum of Natural History, 15th Street and Broadway, Boulder, Colorado
• Parking: Visitor parking is located in the Euclid AutoPark between Broadway and 18th Street. A map and directions are available at https://cumuseum.colorado.edu/visit/directions. 
• Photos: Photos of the Mahaffy Cache stone tools are available at http://photography.colorado.edu/res/sites/news/ by typing “Mahaffy” into the search bar.
• More info: https://cumuseum.colorado.edu

Contact:
Trent Knoss, CU-Boulder media relations, 303-735-0528
trent.knoss@colorado.edu