| The earliest date for mankind in the Las Vegas Valley,
13,000 years before the present. The Anasazi, the Mojave (or Patayan) and
the Paiute are the groups which left the most traces in the valley, and
their occupations seem to have often been simultaneous. |
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| The early native peoples left behind remains of their
campfires, stone tools, clay pots, houses, and art. Archaeological
investigation here is only beginning, but already it is known that people
camped by the springs over 2000 years ago. |
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| Approximately 1500 years ago, another group of people
appear in the Boulder Dam and surrounding areas. Archeologists refer
to them as the Pueblo II people or the "round-headed" people. Adobe
dwellings with groups of smaller rooms began to replace the large singular
room pit dwellings. They were built partially below ground with a
small entrance through the side wall instead of at the top. The Pueblo
people also made adobe storage bins, usually kept nearby, for storing corn. |
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Last updated May 2000
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