Cyprus Coal Rockshelter (Site Name Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

The Cyprus Coal Rockshelter (5RT345) is located in a lower montane environmental zone in Routt County, Colorado. This rockshelter yielded radiocarbon ages varying from 7300 to 1080 BP, reflecting its use for thousands of years. The site included house pits, slab-lined features, groundstone, and other evidence of occupation. Some of the groundstone yielded traces of red ochre and pictographs were noted on the sandstone. Pollen analysis was undertaken on stratigraphic samples from a pollen...