Lovelock Cave's archaeological history is tragic—1911 miners extracting bat guano uncovered artifacts and human remains, but most textiles and weapons were discarded as low value. A 1912 archaeologist only dug exploratory holes. Eric Kellerman Reed's 1967 paper 'An unusual skull from near Lovelock, Nevada' appears to have been removed from its original hosting.
Lovelock Cave archaeological history and the missing 1967 Eric Reed paper
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- In 1911, miners began extracting bat guano from the cave for sale, uncovering Native American artifacts and human remains
- Most artifacts (textiles, weapons) were considered low value at the time and discarded
- In 1912, an archaeologist visited but did not conduct a full excavation, only digging exploratory holes
- Archaeologist Eric Kellerman Reed published a paper in 1967 titled 'An unusual skull from near Lovelock, Nevada'
- The 1967 Reed paper appears to have been deleted or removed from its original online academic hosting
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