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
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...
.
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 historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology a ...
s include the Sister's Hill site in northeastern Wyoming and a bison kill site near
Casper, Wyoming.
[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.
[
;Hell Gap point
The Hell Gap ]projectile point
In North American 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 ...
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 of North America
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