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This list of prehistoric sites in Colorado includes historical and archaeological sites of humans from their earliest times in
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
to just before the Colorado historic period, which ranges from about 12,000 BC to AD 19th century. The Period is defined by the culture enjoyed at the time, from the earliest hunter-gatherers, the Paleo-Indians, through to the prehistoric parents to the modern Native Americans. There were more than 56,500 recorded prehistoric sites in Colorado by 1996. Important historic and archaeological sites are registered nationally with the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
(National register) and within the state's
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties The Colorado State Register of Historic Properties, administered by the History Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, is a listing of significant historic resources. History Colorado maintains a list of the Colorado State Regis ...
(State register). Most of the sites below are registered in one more both registers and was the source for most of the information for this section:National & State Registers.
Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 10-7-2011.
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Prehistoric sites in Colorado


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Index of Colorado-related articles This is an alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. State of Colorado. 0–9 * .co.us – Internet second-level domain for the State of Colorado * 4 Corners ** 4 Corners Monument * 6th Principal Meridian * 10-mile Range * 10th ...
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Outline of Colorado The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Colorado: Colorado – 22nd most populous, the eighth most extensive, and the highest in average elevation of the 50 United States. Colorado ...
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Colorado statistical areas The U.S. state of Colorado has twenty-one statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States ...
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History of Colorado The region that is today the U.S. State of Colorado has been inhabited by Native Americans and their Paleoamerican ancestors for at least 13,500 years and possibly more than 37,000 years. The eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains was a major ...
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List of counties in Colorado The U.S. State of Colorado is divided into 64 counties. Two of these counties, the City and County of Broomfield and the City and County of Denver, have consolidated city and county governments. Denver serves as the state capital. Counties a ...
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List of places in Colorado A B C D E F G-O * List of places in Colorado G through O P-Z * List of places in Colorado P through Z References

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** List of mountain passes in Colorado **
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List of mountain ranges of Colorado This is a list of the major mountain ranges in the U.S. State of Colorado. All of these ranges are considered subranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains. As given in the table, topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the referen ...
** List of populated places in Colorado ***
List of census-designated places in Colorado The U.S. has 210 census-designated places. The United States Census Bureau defines certain unincorporated communities as census-designated places (CDPs) for enumeration in each decennial census. The Census Bureau defined 187 CDPs in Colorado ...
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List of county seats in Colorado This is a list of county seats in the U.S. State of Colorado and its predecessors: the Territory of Colorado and the extralegal Territory of Jefferson. __TOC__ Territory of Jefferson The Provisional Government of the Territory of Jefferson es ...
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List of forts in Colorado This is a list of military and trading forts established in the U.S. State of Colorado. History The initial forts, built in the first half of the 19th century, were early communities of commerce between Native Americans, trappers, and trader ...
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List of ghost towns in Colorado This is a list of some ghost towns in the U.S. State of Colorado. Colorado has over 1,500 ghost towns, although visible remains of only about 640 still exist. Due to incomplete records and legends that are now accepted as fact, no exhaustive l ...
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List of historic places in Colorado There are more than 1,500 properties and historic districts in Colorado listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are distributed over 63 of Colorado's 64 counties; only the City and County of Broomfield has none. __NOTOC__ ...
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List of municipalities in Colorado The U.S. State of Colorado has 272 active incorporated municipalities, comprising 197 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. At the 2020 United States Census, 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) ...
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List of post offices in Colorado A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z References

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External links


Colorado state government website

History Colorado website
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Office of the State Archaeologist
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