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Picture Canyon (Colorado)

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or above the creek flood plains, provided great visibility in three directions and easy access to the farmland. The dwellings were round or oval structures, 15 to 21 feet (4.6 to 6.4 m) in diameter, were built in groupings of 3 to 4 buildings. They were covered by wooden poles, brush and
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While there is some evidence of rock shelter inhabitation by the Plains Woodland culture, the primary evidence is found in open-air sites. The dwellings were simple structures made of stone slaps or brush. Some sites show evidence of farming. Material goods found include corner-notched
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and circular arrangement of stones. The sites were located along canyon rims and at canyon heads for short periods of time, likely only for several days to several weeks. The limited material goods found include beads made of imported
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from the Plains Archaic Period, from 250 B.C. to A.D. 500. Most of the shelters were near sources of water and faced south, which would have been warmed by the sun in the winter. Material goods found in the shelters include
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It is a small canyon with easy slopes, springs, picnic tables, and a loop hiking trail 4 miles (6.4 km) long. Natural attractions include rock formations, such as Balanced Rock, and Crack Cave.
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Markings in the walls of Crack Cave were made more than 1,000 years ago which are illuminated by rays of the sun during the spring and autumn
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possibly animal hides and contained hearths up to 19 feet (5.8 m) wide for cooking and warmth. Material goods included
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and southeastern Colorado, which have been translated to include solar, planting and travel related information.
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lived on the canyon rim and farmed on the canyon floor. Their homes, built on the lowest portion of a
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in the area about A.D. 1350, during what is called the "Tipi ring period" with sites of up to 44
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found in the Comanche National Grasslands are estimated to be 12,000 years old, evidence of
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Santa Fe Trails Scenic and Historic Byway. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
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have been found in Picture Canyon and other nearby locations by
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hunting and cord-marked Woodland grit-tempered pottery.
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List of ancient dwellings of Pueblo peoples in Colorado
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3071: 3068: 3066: 3063: 3061: 3058: 3056: 3053: 3051: 3048: 3046: 3043: 3041: 3038: 3036: 3033: 3031: 3028: 3026: 3025:Cripple Creek 3023: 3021: 3018: 3016: 3013: 3011: 3010:Commerce City 3008: 3006: 3003: 3001: 2998: 2996: 2993: 2991: 2988: 2986: 2983: 2981: 2978: 2976: 2973: 2971: 2968: 2966: 2963: 2961: 2958: 2956: 2953: 2951: 2948: 2946: 2943: 2941: 2938: 2936: 2933: 2931: 2928: 2927: 2925: 2923: 2919: 2913: 2910: 2908: 2905: 2903: 2900: 2898: 2895: 2893: 2890: 2888: 2885: 2883: 2880: 2878: 2875: 2873: 2870: 2868: 2865: 2863: 2860: 2858: 2855: 2854: 2852: 2848: 2842: 2839: 2837: 2834: 2832: 2829: 2827: 2824: 2822: 2819: 2817: 2814: 2812: 2809: 2807: 2804: 2802: 2799: 2797: 2794: 2792: 2789: 2787: 2784: 2782: 2779: 2777: 2774: 2772: 2769: 2767: 2764: 2762: 2759: 2757: 2754: 2752: 2749: 2747: 2744: 2742: 2739: 2737: 2734: 2732: 2729: 2727: 2724: 2722: 2719: 2717: 2714: 2712: 2709: 2707: 2704: 2702: 2699: 2697: 2696:Federal lands 2694: 2692: 2689: 2687: 2684: 2682: 2679: 2677: 2674: 2672: 2669: 2667: 2664: 2662: 2659: 2658: 2656: 2654: 2650: 2645: 2644: 2638: 2634: 2630: 2623: 2618: 2616: 2611: 2609: 2604: 2603: 2600: 2578: 2575: 2574: 2573: 2570: 2568: 2565: 2561: 2558: 2556: 2553: 2551: 2548: 2546: 2543: 2542: 2541: 2538: 2534: 2531: 2530: 2529: 2526: 2524: 2521: 2519: 2516: 2512: 2509: 2507: 2504: 2502: 2499: 2498: 2497: 2494: 2490: 2487: 2486: 2485: 2482: 2480: 2477: 2473: 2470: 2468: 2465: 2464: 2463: 2460: 2459: 2457: 2453: 2447: 2444: 2442: 2439: 2437: 2434: 2432: 2431:Simple dolmen 2429: 2427: 2424: 2422: 2419: 2417: 2416:Passage grave 2414: 2412: 2409: 2407: 2404: 2400: 2397: 2395: 2392: 2391: 2390: 2387: 2385: 2382: 2380: 2377: 2373: 2370: 2368: 2365: 2364: 2363: 2362:Gallery grave 2360: 2358: 2355: 2351: 2348: 2347: 2346: 2343: 2341: 2338: 2336: 2333: 2331: 2328: 2324: 2321: 2320: 2319: 2316: 2312: 2309: 2308: 2307: 2304: 2300: 2297: 2296: 2295: 2292: 2288: 2285: 2283: 2280: 2279: 2278: 2277:Burial mounds 2275: 2274: 2272: 2270: 2266: 2260: 2257: 2253: 2250: 2248: 2245: 2244: 2243: 2240: 2238: 2237:Statue menhir 2235: 2233: 2230: 2226: 2225:Stone carving 2223: 2221: 2218: 2217: 2216: 2213: 2211: 2208: 2206: 2203: 2201: 2198: 2196: 2193: 2191: 2188: 2184: 2181: 2179: 2176: 2175: 2174: 2171: 2169: 2166: 2164: 2161: 2157: 2154: 2153: 2152: 2149: 2147: 2144: 2142: 2139: 2137: 2134: 2132: 2129: 2127: 2124: 2122: 2119: 2115: 2112: 2111: 2110: 2107: 2105: 2102: 2101: 2099: 2097: 2093: 2085: 2082: 2080: 2077: 2076: 2075: 2072: 2070: 2067: 2065: 2064:Sewing needle 2062: 2058: 2055: 2053: 2050: 2048: 2045: 2043: 2040: 2038: 2035: 2033: 2030: 2029: 2028: 2025: 2023: 2020: 2016: 2013: 2012: 2011: 2008: 2004: 2001: 1999: 1996: 1995: 1994: 1991: 1989: 1986: 1984: 1981: 1977: 1974: 1973: 1972: 1969: 1967: 1964: 1962: 1959: 1957: 1954: 1952: 1949: 1948: 1946: 1944: 1940: 1936: 1932: 1928: 1923: 1919: 1903: 1900: 1899: 1898: 1895: 1893: 1892:Timber circle 1890: 1888: 1885: 1883: 1880: 1878: 1875: 1871: 1868: 1867: 1866: 1863: 1861: 1858: 1854: 1851: 1850: 1849: 1846: 1842: 1841:Tor enclosure 1839: 1838: 1837: 1834: 1830: 1829:fulacht fiadh 1827: 1826: 1825: 1822: 1820: 1817: 1815: 1812: 1811: 1809: 1805: 1799: 1796: 1794: 1791: 1789: 1786: 1784: 1781: 1779: 1776: 1775: 1773: 1769: 1763: 1760: 1758: 1755: 1751: 1748: 1747: 1746: 1743: 1741: 1738: 1734: 1731: 1729: 1726: 1724: 1721: 1720: 1719: 1716: 1714: 1711: 1709: 1706: 1704: 1701: 1697: 1694: 1693: 1692: 1689: 1687: 1684: 1682: 1679: 1675: 1672: 1671: 1670: 1667: 1665: 1662: 1660: 1657: 1655: 1652: 1650: 1647: 1645: 1642: 1640: 1637: 1633: 1630: 1629: 1628: 1625: 1624: 1622: 1618: 1610: 1607: 1605: 1602: 1600: 1597: 1596: 1595: 1592: 1590: 1587: 1585: 1582: 1581: 1579: 1575: 1571: 1567: 1562: 1558: 1542: 1539: 1538: 1537: 1534: 1532: 1529: 1527: 1524: 1522: 1519: 1515: 1512: 1511: 1510: 1507: 1505: 1502: 1500: 1497: 1495: 1492: 1490: 1487: 1485: 1482: 1480: 1477: 1475: 1472: 1470: 1467: 1465: 1462: 1460: 1457: 1453: 1450: 1449: 1448: 1445: 1441: 1438: 1436: 1433: 1432: 1431: 1428: 1426: 1423: 1421: 1418: 1416: 1413: 1409: 1406: 1405: 1404: 1401: 1399: 1396: 1394: 1391: 1387: 1384: 1383: 1382: 1379: 1377: 1374: 1373: 1371: 1369: 1365: 1359: 1356: 1354: 1351: 1349: 1346: 1344: 1341: 1339: 1336: 1334: 1331: 1329: 1326: 1324: 1321: 1319: 1316: 1314: 1311: 1309: 1306: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1292: 1289: 1288: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1265: 1262: 1261: 1260: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1227: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1209: 1208: 1205: 1204: 1202: 1200: 1196: 1184: 1181: 1180: 1179: 1176: 1175: 1173: 1169: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1150: 1148: 1145: 1143: 1140: 1138: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1128: 1125: 1123: 1120: 1118: 1115: 1111: 1108: 1107: 1106: 1103: 1102: 1100: 1098: 1094: 1086: 1083: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1073: 1071: 1068: 1066: 1065:spear-thrower 1063: 1062: 1061: 1058: 1056: 1053: 1049: 1046: 1045: 1044: 1043:Bow and arrow 1041: 1037: 1034: 1033: 1032: 1029: 1027: 1024: 1023: 1020: 1017: 1015: 1011: 1005: 1002: 1000: 997: 995: 992: 990: 987: 985: 982: 980: 977: 973: 970: 968: 965: 964: 963: 960: 958: 955: 953: 952:Grinding slab 950: 948: 945: 941: 938: 937: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 922: 920: 916: 910: 907: 905: 902: 900: 897: 895: 892: 890: 887: 885: 884:Domestication 882: 880: 879:Digging stick 877: 875: 872: 870: 867: 863: 860: 858: 857:Founder crops 855: 854: 853: 850: 849: 847: 845: 841: 837: 833: 828: 824: 818: 815: 811: 808: 807: 806: 803: 799: 798:New Stone Age 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 775: 774: 771: 770: 767: 763: 756: 751: 749: 744: 742: 737: 736: 733: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 708: 707: 705: 701: 691: 690:Joe Ben Wheat 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 672: 670: 666: 660: 657: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 632: 630: 627: 626: 624: 622: 617: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 591: 588: 587: 585: 583: 579: 573: 570: 568: 565: 563: 560: 558: 555: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 539: 537: 535: 531: 528: 522: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 488: 486: 482: 476: 473: 471: 468: 467: 465: 461: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 416: 414: 410: 407: 401: 395: 392: 390: 387: 386: 384: 380: 376: 372: 366: 357: 352: 350: 345: 343: 338: 337: 334: 328: 325: 322: 321: 317: 316: 304: 298: 296: 288: 287: 281: 279: 277: 275: 273: 271: 269: 267: 265: 260: 252: 250: 246: 241: 239: 235: 231: 227: 217: 215: 211: 207: 206:Pueblo IV Era 204: 200: 196: 191: 187: 183: 173: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 142: 138: 128: 126: 125:bow and arrow 122: 111: 109: 105: 101: 97: 92: 88: 87:Rock shelters 79: 77: 73: 59: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 26: 21: 3759: 3741: 3075:Fort Collins 2995:Central City 2985:Castle Pines 2892:Homelessness 2872:Demographics 2841:Wildernesses 2771:Paleontology 2661:Bibliography 2641: 2372:wedge-shaped 2357:Funeral pyre 2350:Great dolmen 2306:Chamber tomb 2287:Round barrow 2242:Stone circle 2114:Blombos Cave 2042:Grooved ware 1966:Chalcolithic 1870:Thornborough 1788:Flush toilet 1723:Blombos Cave 1718:Rock shelter 1674:Quiggly hole 1566:Architecture 1541:illustration 1183:Buffalo jump 1004:Storage pits 967:Aşıklı Höyük 957:Ground stone 793:Subdivisions 654:Sopris phase 590:Apex complex 547:Cody complex 534:Paleo-Indian 496:Colorado War 484:Major events 463:Reservations 319: 302: 285: 242: 223: 179: 134: 117: 85: 76:Paleo-Indian 70: 67:Paleo-Indian 57: 31: 30: 3782: / 3770:102°44′54″W 3696:High Plains 3368:Clear Creek 3285:Wheat Ridge 3280:Westminster 3205:Monte Vista 3085:Fort Morgan 3080:Fort Lupton 2897:LGBT rights 2394:unchambered 2389:Long barrow 2379:Grave goods 2335:Court cairn 2330:Clava cairn 2282:Bowl barrow 2220:Rock cupule 2163:Golden hats 2156:Hill figure 2057:Unstan ware 2037:Cord-marked 1902:Sweet Track 1824:Burnt mound 1745:Stilt house 1733:Sibudu Cave 1526:Tally stick 1494:Quern-stone 1479:Hammerstone 1469:Fire plough 1440:Pesse canoe 1398:Bannerstone 1368:Other tools 1281:Lithic core 1229:Aurignacian 1117:Bare Island 999:Quern-stone 526:in Colorado 234:petroglyphs 230:pictographs 210:Taos Pueblo 3797:Categories 3767:37°00′35″N 3623:Washington 3603:San Miguel 3583:Rio Grande 3578:Rio Blanco 3498:Las Animas 3478:Kit Carson 3353:Broomfield 3275:Walsenburg 3235:Rocky Ford 3215:Northglenn 3190:Louisville 3165:Las Animas 2990:Centennial 2980:Cañon City 2975:Burlington 2965:Broomfield 2950:Black Hawk 2781:Prehistory 2706:Government 2686:Coloradans 2533:trepanning 2426:Ring cairn 2384:Jar burial 2367:transepted 2299:U.S. sites 2200:Petroglyph 2126:Bird stone 2084:wine press 1757:Stone roof 1740:Roundhouse 1632:long house 1609:Stonehenge 1577:Ceremonial 1521:Stone tool 1348:Tool stone 1318:Metallurgy 1222:Mousterian 1199:Toolmaking 1137:Cumberland 1110:Transverse 1080:Schöningen 972:Qesem cave 940:Earth oven 894:Irrigation 805:Technology 773:Prehistory 255:References 190:tipi rings 3528:Montezuma 3468:Jefferson 3333:Archuleta 3180:Lone Tree 3175:Littleton 3170:Leadville 3150:Lafayette 3055:Englewood 3050:Edgewater 2882:Education 2791:Railroads 2746:Mountains 2701:Geography 2691:Elections 2646:(capital) 2577:symbolism 2441:Tor cairn 2399:Grønsalen 2340:Cremation 2232:Sculpture 2210:Pictogram 2195:Petroform 2015:amber use 1983:Cosmetics 1793:Reservoir 1778:Check dam 1708:Pueblitos 1703:Pit-house 1686:Longhouse 1620:Dwellings 1489:Microlith 1420:Bow drill 1415:Bone tool 1408:prismatic 1217:Acheulean 1132:Cresswell 1105:Arrowhead 1031:Boomerang 947:Granaries 909:Terracing 788:Stone Age 659:Tipi ring 195:turquoise 123:used for 78:hunters. 48:equinoxes 3608:Sedgwick 3598:San Juan 3593:Saguache 3558:Phillips 3533:Montrose 3483:La Plata 3458:Huerfano 3453:Hinsdale 3448:Gunnison 3433:Garfield 3378:Costilla 3363:Cheyenne 3328:Arapahoe 3310:Counties 3265:Trinidad 3260:Thornton 3255:Sterling 3245:Sheridan 3210:Montrose 3195:Loveland 3185:Longmont 3155:Lakewood 3145:La Junta 3130:Gunnison 3100:Glendale 3090:Fountain 3070:Florence 2960:Brighton 2907:Religion 2902:Politics 2887:Gun laws 2857:Abortion 2816:Timeline 2741:Military 2681:Colleges 2633:Colorado 2215:Rock art 2178:painting 2151:Geoglyph 1976:timeline 1956:Beadwork 1696:Mehrgarh 1691:Mudbrick 1599:megalith 1474:Fire-saw 1296:debitage 1291:analysis 1259:Hand axe 1239:Cupstone 817:Glossary 778:Timeline 449:Shoshone 429:Comanche 424:Cheyenne 382:Overview 375:Colorado 238:Oklahoma 226:rock art 166:obsidian 137:Apishapa 108:rock art 44:rock art 40:Colorado 3643:Regions 3568:Prowers 3518:Mineral 3503:Lincoln 3493:Larimer 3463:Jackson 3428:Fremont 3418:El Paso 3408:Douglas 3403:Dolores 3383:Crowley 3373:Conejos 3358:Chaffee 3348:Boulder 3323:Alamosa 3135:Holyoke 3120:Greeley 3045:Durango 2955:Boulder 2930:Alamosa 2877:Economy 2867:Culture 2850:Society 2811:Symbols 2801:Slavery 2756:Museums 2716:History 2671:Outline 2572:Symbols 2183:pigment 2069:Weaving 2032:Cardium 2027:Pottery 2022:Mirrors 2010:Jewelry 1951:Baskets 1931:culture 1783:Cistern 1589:Pyramid 1531:Weapons 1509:Scraper 1499:Racloir 1459:Cleaver 1447:Chopper 1353:Uniface 1264:Grooves 1254:Hafting 1212:Oldowan 1171:Systems 1122:Cascade 1085:woomera 1075:harpoon 1048:history 1014:Hunting 994:Pottery 935:Cooking 844:Farming 810:history 783:Outline 621:Archaic 582:Archaic 419:Arapaho 369:  245:equinox 146:metates 96:metates 3618:Teller 3613:Summit 3573:Pueblo 3563:Pitkin 3538:Morgan 3523:Moffat 3438:Gilpin 3423:Elbert 3398:Denver 3388:Custer 3270:Victor 3240:Salida 3225:Pueblo 3110:Golden 3095:Fruita 3040:Denver 3030:Dacono 3015:Cortez 2945:Aurora 2935:Arvada 2922:Cities 2912:Sports 2831:Trails 2796:Rivers 2721:Images 2653:Topics 2643:Denver 2550:flutes 2345:Dolmen 2269:Burial 2079:winery 2052:Linear 1882:Midden 1860:Cursus 1853:Goseck 1713:Pueblo 1664:Dugout 1649:Burdei 1328:Mining 1152:Lamoka 1147:Folsom 1127:Clovis 984:Metate 962:Hearth 930:Basket 904:Sickle 444:Pawnee 412:People 184:built 182:Apache 3588:Routt 3548:Ouray 3543:Otero 3508:Logan 3473:Kiowa 3443:Grand 3413:Eagle 3393:Delta 3318:Adams 3230:Rifle 3220:Ouray 3160:Lamar 3060:Evans 3035:Delta 3020:Craig 2970:Brush 2940:Aspen 2862:Crime 2826:Towns 2736:Lists 2666:Index 2629:State 2467:sites 2411:Mummy 2131:Cairn 2047:Jōmon 1998:shoes 1993:Hides 1865:Henge 1819:Broch 1681:Jacal 1536:Wheel 1484:Knife 1430:Canoe 1425:Burin 1403:Blade 1301:flake 1162:Plano 1070:baton 1060:Spear 1026:Arrow 979:Manos 832:Tools 619:Post- 439:Kiowa 186:tipis 162:chert 158:maize 154:acorn 150:manos 100:manos 3633:Yuma 3628:Weld 3553:Park 3513:Mesa 3488:Lake 3343:Bent 3338:Baca 3300:Yuma 3295:Wray 2560:gudi 2318:Cist 2247:list 2074:Wine 2003:Ötzi 1988:Glue 1961:Beds 1929:and 1927:Arts 1798:Well 1654:Cave 1584:Kiva 1514:side 1504:Rope 1452:tool 1386:bone 1376:Adze 1142:Eden 1055:Nets 925:Fire 889:Goad 874:Celt 168:and 156:and 148:and 141:mesa 135:The 98:and 2731:Law 2631:of 1669:Hut 1604:row 1435:Oar 1393:Axe 1381:Awl 454:Ute 373:of 212:or 3799:: 294:^ 263:^ 197:, 164:, 110:. 102:, 50:. 2621:e 2614:t 2607:v 754:e 747:t 740:v 355:e 348:t 341:v 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Index


Comanche National Grassland
Comanche National Grassland
Colorado
rock art
equinoxes
Projectile points
Paleo-Indian
Rock shelters
hunter-gatherers
metates
manos
stitching awls
rock art
projectile points
bow and arrow
Apishapa
mesa
metates
manos
acorn
maize
chert
obsidian
petrified wood
Apache
tipis
tipi rings
turquoise
cord-marked pottery

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