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burials, and an irrigation ditch," with artifacts including "over 5,000 pottery sherds, 14 restorable vessels, several thousand ground and chipped stone artifacts, over 400 bone, antler and shell artifacts and a few perishable artifacts." A radiocarbon date of 520 AD +/- 70 years was documented from a charred roof timber at one site, however, dating of the pottery traditions suggests an occupation period of 1050 - 1200 AD. The surface of the site was almost entirely destroyed by agricultural plowing and today there are no extant remains visible.
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Lapoint was settled on top of a significant Fremont archaeological site known as "Caldwell Village", after the property on which it was found, excavated in 1966 by John Richard Ambler. The site comprised "22 pithouses, nine pits, seven borrow pits, two isolated hearths, nine human burials, two dog
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flow southwest through Lapoint. The community's elevation is 5,568 feet (1,697 m). Although Lapoint is unincorporated, it has a
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Shawn Paul Bradley is a German-American former professional basketball player who played center for the
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Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation
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since it lies on a southward-jutting spur or "point" of the
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Unincorporated community
Lapoint is located in Utah
State of Utah
Lapoint is located in the United States
40°24′14″N 109°47′37″W / 40.40389°N 109.79361°W / 40.40389; -109.79361
Country
United States
State
Utah
County
Uintah
Named for
Uinta Mountains
Time zone
UTC-7
Mountain (MST)
DST
UTC-6
ZIP codes
GNIS
unincorporated community
Uintah County
Utah
1930
1940
1950
State Route 121
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation
Vernal
county seat

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