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Carlsbad Caverns National ParkTemple of the Sun in the Big Room of Carlsbad Cavern.
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
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The natural entrance of Carlsbad Cavern.  

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In 2003, a park employee found a piece of a stone scraper within view of Carlsbad Cavern's entrance that goes back to Ice Age Indian hunters. In 2004, archeologists found fragments of two spear points of the Midland-style Paleo Indian projectile points of some 10,000 years ago.

Last Updated: April 18, 2008 at 15:27 EST