The Bull Thistle Cave Archaeological Site is an archaeological site on the National Register of Historic Places, located in Tazewell County, Virginia. It is a vertical shaft pit burial cave. The distribution of the skeletal remains indicates that bodies were either thrown or lowered into the cave. On the surface of the cave floor, researchers have discovered the remains of a minimum of 11 bodies. Based on an artifact recovered from the site, it is estimated that the cave was used for burials between 1300 and 1600 AD.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[2]
^Boyd Jr., C. Clifford; Boyd, Donna; Barber, Michael J.; Hubbard Jr., David A.; Barber, Michael R. (2001). "Southwest Virginia's Burial Caves: Skeletal Biology, Mortuary Behavior, and Legal Issues". Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology. 26 (2): 219-231. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ ab"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^"Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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