. Ohio archæological and historical quarterly. oric human occupancy. However, it is known thatseveral and perhaps most of them bear evidences ofsuch use. On the whole they are not well adapted tohabitation purposes, since for the most part they liein the heavily glaciated area where topographical reliefis not great. The exceptions are the several caves onRocky Fork Creek, in Highland County, the entrancesto which are from the side of the deep valley of thestream, in contrast to the sink-hole openings to the morenortherly caves. Locations of limestone caves and caverns, and ofrock-shelters whic
. Ohio archæological and historical quarterly. oric human occupancy. However, it is known thatseveral and perhaps most of them bear evidences ofsuch use. On the whole they are not well adapted tohabitation purposes, since for the most part they liein the heavily glaciated area where topographical reliefis not great. The exceptions are the several caves onRocky Fork Creek, in Highland County, the entrancesto which are from the side of the deep valley of thestream, in contrast to the sink-hole openings to the morenortherly caves. Locations of limestone caves and caverns, and ofrock-shelters which have yielded evidences of humanhabitation, are shown on the accompanying map. Ineach instance, the names of the more important aregiven. Rock-shelters are abundant throughout the coalmeasures of south-central Ohio, particularly in theBlack Hand and the Sharon conglomerates of Fairfield,Hocking, Vinton, Jackson, Scioto and adjoining coun- * White, George W., Limestone Caves and Caverns of Ohio; OhioJournal of Science. Vol. XXVI, No. 2, Outline Map of Ohio showing location of the more important Limestone Caverns and Sandstone Shelters. Thelormer are shown by triangular symbols and letters, while the latter are indicated by crescents and numerals: CAVERNSA—Put-In-Bay Caves F—Ohio Caverns B—Crystal Rock Caves G—Painter Creek Cav( C—Goods Caves H—Miami River Cave D—Underground River Cave I—Buckskin CavesE—Zanes Caverns J—Rocky Fork Caves K—Lawrence Cave ROCK SHELTERS1—Kettle Hill Rock Shelter 6—Buzzard Rock2—Old Mans Cave 7—Canters Caves 3—Ash Cave 8—Peters Cave 4^Rock House !)—Saltpetre Cave 5—Boone Rock 10—Horse Cave Some Ohio Caves and Rock Shelters 3 ties. Within these areas, and throughout the sandstoneexposures in either direction adjacent to the Ohio River,there are hundreds of shelters, for the most part smalland unimportant. They have received but scant atten-tion geologically and, with the exceptions herein noted,have not b
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