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Range Creek

Fremont hamlets and rock art, Utah canyon

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Range Creek, rising in the Book Cliffs in Emery County, Utah, is a high tributary of the Green River, a major tributary of the Colorado River. The creek flows year around. It has been nominated for classification as a National Wild and Scenic River. One 4,200-acre area near the Creek, 44 miles southeast of Price, Utah, contains the prehistoric hamlets of the Fremont culture, people who lived in the area between A.D. 200 and 1300.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Fremont occupation (broad range)

c. A.D. 200–1300

Fremont occupation (alternative range)

c. A.D. 500–1350

Sale to Trust for Public Land

2001

Research reporting

2006

State to University land swap

December 2009

Museum management and public status

early 2020

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Archaeological Features

Unique architectural and cultural elements found at this historical site

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Storage Structures

Granaries
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Burial and Funerary Structures

Graves
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Artistic and Decorative Features

Petroglyphs
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Pit HousesVillages
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Environmental and Natural Features

Rock Shelters
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United States

Coordinates

39.31° N, -110.06° E