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Near the Escalante Pueblo is another small prehistoric household called Dominguez Pueblo, an example of independent family homes outside the main pueblo. Discovered at the site were items that shed light on how the people may have lived, including "6,900 turquoise, jet and shell beads; a shell and
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area. Each person required about one acre of land for up to 40 harvested bushels of corn per year. Other sources of food were obtained through hunting wild game and gathering wild plants, like berries and piñon nuts, growth of beans and squash and hunting. The area was affected by periods of
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The Escalante and Dominguez Pueblos, located next to the Visitor Center and Museum, were homes of Ancestral Pueblo people three times. Escalante Pueblo was constructed approximately 1120 to 1130 AD and made of groupings of stone walled family and communal rooms, including
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The two interpreted prehistoric pueblos on the grounds of the Visitor Center and Museum are named in honor of the two Spanish Franciscan friars, Francisco Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, who recorded these ancient archaeological sites during the
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owns and manages the museum and facilities. The Heritage Center, in operation since 1988, is also the visitor center for the
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turquoise frog pendant and mosaics, two fine ceramic vessels, six bone scrapers, a woven mat and many other items."
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and grew their own crops, in addition to hunting and gathering. The Ancient Pueblo people may have lived in the
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drought, including one in the late 13th century. That and other factors resulted in the permanent move by 1300
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word does not represent specific tribes but means ancient enemy or outsider. The term is disliked by the
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who hold their ancient ancestors sacred and celebrated through spiritual rituals and journeys.
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in present-day New Mexico. The pueblo was also occupied about 1150 AD and again 1200 AD.
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Regional map of Ancient Pueblo peoples, or Anasazi, centered on the Four Corners
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facilities include a picnic area and an interpreted nature and cultural trail.
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sites, the Escalante and Dominguez Pueblos, at the center were once home to
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Ancestral Puebloan people resided in permanent communities called
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List of ancient dwellings of Pueblo peoples in Colorado
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Anasazi Heritage Center

Dolores, Colorado
Coordinates
37°28′34″N 108°32′46″W / 37.4761°N 108.5460°W / 37.4761; -108.5460
Archaeological museum
Official site


Dolores, Colorado
archaeological
museum
Native American
pueblo
hunter-gatherer
archaeological
Ancient Pueblo peoples
research library
Wheelchair-accessible
Ancestral Puebloans
pueblos
Four Corners
BC
Montezuma County, Colorado
AD
New Mexico
Arizona
Navajo
modern Pueblo people
kivas

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