DANGER CAVE FALL TOUR OFFERED NOVEMBER 14, 2015
Salt Lake City -- Learn the history of Danger Cave and why it is one of the most important archaeological sites in the United States. Utah State Parks staff will host two tours of Danger Cave State Park Heritage Area, Saturday, November 14, 2015.
Tour tickets are $15 per person. Individuals must purchase ticket in advance and have ticket in hand to attend the tour. Space is limited. For more information, email Utah State Parks Heritage Resources Coordinator Justina Parsons-Bernstein at jparsonsbernstein@utah.gov with Danger Cave Fall Tour 2015 in the subject line.
Please be aware the tour involves some very steep and rugged hiking. Meeting time and place will be provided after ticket purchase is confirmed.
Utah State Parks
From the Salt Lake Tribune. "Utah state parks officials are preparing for a rare tour of a cave in the west desert that contains evidence of human habitation more than 11,000 years old.
Authorities say that Danger Cave is one of the most important archaeological sites in the country. Well-known University of Utah archaeologist Jesse Jennings used was one of the first to use radon carbon dating when he excavated the cave in the late 1940s, and he confirmed that humans had been in the area much longer than previously thought.
It was named Danger Cave when a large rock fell off a cliff face, narrowly missing an excavation crew. The cave is located near Wendover, about 120 miles west of Salt Lake City."
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