Bluff Dweller's Cave

What the Browning family had underneath their farm was astonishing, a network of subterranean corridors channeling the layers of rock like a subway system. With each turn along the many pathways, new wonders came to light. During excavation, artifacts were uncovered that dated back to a Paleo culture that inhabited the Ozarks as far back as 7000 years ago. When the cave was first discovered in 1925, both entrances had been hidden from man for more than 3000 years by a landslide. Mr. Browning realized to open the cave to the public, that slide material would have to be removed. During excavation, artifacts were discovered that turned out to be substantial. Arrowheads, grinding stones, tools made of bone and skeletal remains that date back to as early as 5000 B.C.