List_of_prehistoric_sites_in_Colorado

List of prehistoric sites in Colorado

List of prehistoric sites in Colorado

List of prehistoric sites in the U.S. State of Colorado

This list of prehistoric sites in the U.S. State of Colorado includes historical and archaeological sites of humans from their earliest times in Colorado to just before the Colorado historic period, which ranges from about 12,000 BC to AD 19th century. The Period is defined by the culture enjoyed at the time, from the earliest hunter-gatherers, the Paleo-Indians, through to the prehistoric parents to the modern Native Americans.

The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America.
The 64 counties of the U.S. State of Colorado.

There were more than 56,500 recorded prehistoric sites in Colorado by 1996.[1] Important historic and archaeological sites are registered nationally with the National Register of Historic Places (National register) and within the state's Colorado State Register of Historic Properties (State register). Most of the sites below are registered in one more both registers and was the source for most of the information for this section:[2][3]

Prehistoric sites in Colorado

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References

  1. [1]
    Cassells, E. Steve. (1997) [1983] The Archaeology of Colorado. Boulder: Johnson Press. p. 91. ISBN 1-55566-193-9.
  2. [2]
    National & State Registers. Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 10-7-2011.
  3. [3]
    National register in Colorado American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-7.

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