Hell Gap

A Plano tradition complex of the Paleo-Indian period occupied from c 11,200-8000 BC (complex 10,000-9500 BP) and centered on a well-preserved, deeply stratified site in eastern Wyoming. Hell Gap is also the name of a projectile point type of the Plano tradition.

A well-preserved, deeply stratified site in eastern Wyoming, USA, with evidence of occupation from cl2,000 to 8000 bc ie. throughout the Paleo-Indian period. Although cultural material was relatively sparse, the site’s great time depth marks it as significant, especially as it relates to Llano culture sequences.