Wilson-Leonard Brushy Creek Buri
al Site
This is the amazing discovery site of "LeAnn, the Leanderthal Lady." In 1982, during the expansion of FM1431, archeologists discovered a female skeleton in an apparent family burial ground. The woman was lying in a fetal position, and buried with her were a grinding stone and a shark's tooth. Most astonishing is she dates back to the Pleistocene Period, around 10,500 years ago! It is one of the most remarkable Paleo-American sites yet discovered. Today her remains are at the J.J. Pickle Balcones Research Center of the University of Texas but are not yet on view. The marker is located in the northeast side of Cedar Park.
Wilson-Leonard Brushy Creek Burial Site remains estimated to be between 8-10,000 years old.Read more about the archeology of the Wilson-Leonard site on Texas Beyond History, the virtual museum of the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin. For a closer look click here.
