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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.
Debbie Reynolds' Movie Museum, in the Convention Center Drive Hotel-Casino, Las Vegas [13] Elvis-A-Rama Museum - Las Vegas - Biography; Guggenheim Hermitage Museum - Las Vegas - Art; Guinness World Records Museum, Las Vegas [13] Hispanic Museum of Nevada, Las Vegas, closed in 2017 [14] Houdini's Museum, Las Vegas, closed in 2004 [15] [16]
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 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]
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.
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 Nevada State Museum explored the springs area in 1962 and 1963 confirming that the area was home to Ice Age species as well as early North American Paleo-Indian peoples. Richard Shutler directed the project, and Vance Haynes studied the sedimentary layers, using radiocarbon dating to determine their ages. [7]
The site, also known as Nevada's "Lost City", [2] was founded by Basketmaker people about 300 A.D., and was later occupied by other groups and the Ancestral Pueblo until 1150 A.D. [3] The site also shows signs of human occupation as early as 8000 BC. Some of the houses in the Lost City had up to 20 rooms, with the largest having 100 rooms. [4]
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