The Hell Gap complex is a
Plano culture from 10,060 to 9,600 before present. It is named after the
Hell Gap archaeological site, in
Goshen County,
Wyoming
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.
Other Hell Gap complex sites
In addition to the Hell Gap archaeological site, other Wyoming
archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or recorded history, historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline ...
s include the Sister's Hill site in northeastern Wyoming and a
bison
A bison (: bison) is a large bovine in the genus ''Bison'' (from Greek, meaning 'wild ox') within the tribe Bovini. Two extant taxon, extant and numerous extinction, extinct species are recognised.
Of the two surviving species, the American ...
kill site near
Casper, Wyoming
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.
[Gunnerson, James H. (1987). Archaeology of the High Plains. Denver: United States Forest Service. p. 16.] Jones-Miller Bison Kill Site is the only Hell Gap complex site in
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
.
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Hell Gap point
The Hell Gap projectile point
In archaeological terminology, a projectile point is an object that was hafted to a weapon that was capable of being thrown or projected, such as a javelin, dart, or arrow. They are thus different from weapons presumed to have been kept in the ...
s are long stemmed, convex blades.[Cassells, E. Steve. (1997). ''The Archeology of Colorado'', Revised Edition. Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Books. p. 79. .]
See also
* Goshen point — ''of the nearby Goshen complex''.
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Archaeology of the United States
Archaeological cultures in the United States
Hunter-gatherers of the United States
Archaeological sites in Wyoming
Native American history of Wyoming
Paleo-Indian period
Paleo-Indian archaeological sites in Colorado
Pre-Columbian cultures
Prehistoric cultures in Colorado
Goshen County, Wyoming
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