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archaeology

5 Porch Notes tagged “archaeology,” from counties across Colorado.

Outdoors and wildfire - Montezuma County

At Mesa Verde, the cliff dwellings need a ranger tour and a reservation

Entering Mesa Verde's cliff dwellings generally requires a ranger-led tour you reserve ahead of time, so the famous sites take a little planning.

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History and culture - Montezuma County

Canyons of the Ancients protects a landscape full of ancient sites

West of Cortez, BLM-managed Canyons of the Ancients National Monument holds many archaeological sites, and visiting them comes with stewardship rules.

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History and culture - Yuma County

A Smithsonian Ice Age Bison Hunt, Displayed in Downtown Wray

The Wray Museum on the Eastern Plains holds a permanent Smithsonian paleo-Indian exhibit built around a real Ice Age bison-kill bone bed.

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History and culture - Yuma County

Under a Wray Cornfield, an Ice Age Bison Hunt

A rancher's bones turned out to be one of the oldest bison hunts in Colorado, and the Wray Museum is where you can stand close to it.

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History and culture - Montezuma County

Lowry Pueblo is a national landmark you can walk up to

Northwest of Cortez, Lowry Pueblo is a designated National Historic Landmark in Canyons of the Ancients, with standing masonry rooms and a Great Kiva you can visit on a developed trail.

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