The Llano County Historical Museum has completed a new exhibit on the prehistoric Native Americans of this area. Thanks to generous donations of artifacts by Jerry Bridwell, of Horseshoe Bay and Marvin Sanderson, of Tow, the display shows stone and bone tools, grinding implements and personal ornaments.

The artifacts range in age from 12,000 years ago to 500 years ago, and respresent almost the entire time of ancient peoples in Llano County.

New informational signs are augmented with artwork by Danielle Carmicheal of Thou Art in Llano, depicting scenes from the past based on archeological data.

Although the exhibit is modest in size and content, it is hoped that it will encourage additional donations of Native American specimens to the museum. The ultimate goal is to display not only a full array of prehistoric materials but also to illustrate the dramatic events of AD 1500-1900, when various Native American and European cultures came into close contact and occasional conflict.

Museum hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, and Sundays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Everyone is invited to visit the new exhibit as well as the other interesting historical materials on display in the old Bruhl drugstore, at 310 Bessemer Street in Llano.