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Wizards Beach is on the northwest shore of [[Pyramid Lake]], north of [[Pyramid]]. | Wizards Beach is on the northwest shore of [[Pyramid Lake]], north of [[Pyramid]]. | ||
The 1965 GNIS Case Brief states that Wizards Cove is an "beach at [[Wizards Cove]], in the northwest part of Pyramid Lake, about 40 miles north-northeast of Reno; so named because of the weird, primitive beauty of the surrounding area." | The 1965 GNIS Case Brief states that Wizards Cove is an "beach at [[Wizards Cove]], in the northwest part of Pyramid Lake, about 40 miles north-northeast of Reno; so named because of the weird, primitive beauty of the surrounding area."<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal-nevada-landmarks-of/161377864/ Nevada Landmarks Officially Named]," November 29, 1965, Nevada State Journal, p. 16.</ref> | ||
In 1978, the human bones were discovered that have been dated to 9,200 years ago. This find is known as Wizards Beach Man.<ref>Don Alan Hall, "[http://www.cabrillo.edu/~crsmith/spiritman2.html The Men from Spirit Cave and Wizard's Beach], ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160423084253/http://www.cabrillo.edu/~crsmith/spiritman2.html archive.org)], Mammoth Trumpet 12(2) 1997.</ref><ref>Edgar H. 1997, "[http://www.onlinenevada.org/sites/default/files/Wizards_Edgar_1997.pdf Paleopathology of the Wizards Beach Man (AHUR 2023) and the Spirit Cave Mummy (AHUR 2064)]," ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151017233538/http://onlinenevada.org/sites/default/files/Wizards_Edgar_1997.pdf archive.org)], Nevada Hist Soc Quart 40:57-61.</ref> | In 1978, the human bones were discovered that have been dated to 9,200 years ago. This find is known as Wizards Beach Man.<ref>Don Alan Hall, "[http://www.cabrillo.edu/~crsmith/spiritman2.html The Men from Spirit Cave and Wizard's Beach], ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160423084253/http://www.cabrillo.edu/~crsmith/spiritman2.html archive.org)], Mammoth Trumpet 12(2) 1997.</ref><ref>Edgar H. 1997, "[http://www.onlinenevada.org/sites/default/files/Wizards_Edgar_1997.pdf Paleopathology of the Wizards Beach Man (AHUR 2023) and the Spirit Cave Mummy (AHUR 2064)]," ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151017233538/http://onlinenevada.org/sites/default/files/Wizards_Edgar_1997.pdf archive.org)], Nevada Hist Soc Quart 40:57-61.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:48, 22 December 2024
Wizards Beach is on the northwest shore of Pyramid Lake, north of Pyramid.
The 1965 GNIS Case Brief states that Wizards Cove is an "beach at Wizards Cove, in the northwest part of Pyramid Lake, about 40 miles north-northeast of Reno; so named because of the weird, primitive beauty of the surrounding area."[1]
In 1978, the human bones were discovered that have been dated to 9,200 years ago. This find is known as Wizards Beach Man.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Nevada Landmarks Officially Named," November 29, 1965, Nevada State Journal, p. 16.
- ↑ Don Alan Hall, "The Men from Spirit Cave and Wizard's Beach, (archive.org), Mammoth Trumpet 12(2) 1997.
- ↑ Edgar H. 1997, "Paleopathology of the Wizards Beach Man (AHUR 2023) and the Spirit Cave Mummy (AHUR 2064)," (archive.org), Nevada Hist Soc Quart 40:57-61.
External Links
- GNIS
- Spirit Cave Mummy (Wikipedia)