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A publication of the Friends of Dinosaur Ridge and the University of Colorado at Denver Dinosaur Trackers Research Group by Kevin D. Black
This publication is available from the Dinosaur Ridge visitor center gift shop for $7.00. The table of contents is listed below:
Acknowledgements iii Introduction 1 A Cultural Outline for the Front Range 2 Time Periods and Lifeways 4 The Paleo-Indian Period (10,000 to 5500 B.C.) 4 The Archaic Period (5500 B.C. to A.D. 150) 6 The Ceramic Period (A.D. 150 to 1750) 8 The Recent Period (1750 to 1940) 10 The Dinosaur Ridge Archaeological Survey 12 What is a Survey? 13 Survey Results 14 Ancient Sites at Dinosaur Ridge 14 Rockshelters 14 Chipping Stations and Quarries 15 Camps and Stone Circles 16 Scarred Trees 18 Isolated Artifacts 20 Recent Sites at Dinosaur Ridge 20 The Native Americans 20 Rooney Ranch 21 Mines and Prospects 21 Lime Kilns 23 Camps 23 Railroads 23 Miscellaneous 24 Paleontological Sites at Dinosaur Ridge 25 Vertebrate Localities 25 Invertebrate Localities 25 Tracks and Traces 26 Floral Remains 26 The Public and Archaeology at Dinosaur Ridge 28 Glossary 29 Finding Out More 32 Further Reading 33 Membership and Publications: forms and information 36