What is now the Oklahoma Panhandle has been occupied for millennia. The Paleo-Indian people of the region were part of the Beaver River complex. A Paleo-Indian encampment, the Bull Creek site, dates back to approximately 8450 BCE, and the Badger Hole site dates to circa 8400 BCE.Leland Bement, "Beaver River Complex Contribution to Folsom Archaeology: An Update and Future Directions," The Digital Archaeological Record (2015).
