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This is a listing of sites of archaeological interest in the state of Nevada, in the United States. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Pages in category "Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Lost City Museum shares its location with an actual prehistoric site of the Ancestral Puebloans.The museum was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935 and was operated by the National Park Service to exhibit artifacts from the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological sites, which were going to be partially covered by the waters of Lake Mead as a result of building the Hoover Dam.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [1] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [2]
Pages in category "Archaeological museums in Nevada" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. L. Lost City Museum
The site is a Native American habitation site associated with the Skidi people, a branch of the Pawnee people, which may have been documented by an American exploratory expedition led by Stephen H. Long in 1820. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964. [2] The site is located on private property.
Gatecliff Rockshelter (26NY301) is a major archaeological site in the Great Basin area of the western United States that provides remarkable stratigraphy; it has been called the "deepest archaeological rock shelter in the Americas". [2]
Leonard Rockshelter, designated 26PE14, is a prehistoric site in the U.S. state of Nevada that was discovered in 1936. [1] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961, qualifying because its well-preserved stratigraphy revealed a long continuum of sporadic cultural occupations from 6710 BC to AD 1400. [1]