flgdarch.gif 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