Colorado Millennial Site
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Colorado Millennial Site is a prehistoric Paleo-Indian archaeological site
located near Ruxton, Colorado in Baca County, Colorado
and Las Animas, Colorado
. It is also known by its site ID 5LA1115 and the names Hackberry Springs and Bloody Springs.
The site was inhabited from 6999 B.C. to A.D. 1900. The prehistoric cultures included Archaic and Woodland cultures
and the site is significant for it's rock art
, village settlement, and military battle site.
The site, situated along an overhanging bluff, provided natural shelter
and had access to a reliable supply of water for its prehistoric inhabitants, who left evidence of their residency in the form of rock art.
The Cheyenne and U.S. 7th Cavalry had the last documented southeastern Colorado military battle with Native Americans
at the site in 1868.
Archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place in which evidence of past activity is preserved , and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record.Beyond this, the definition and geographical extent of a 'site' can vary widely,...
located near Ruxton, Colorado in Baca County, Colorado
Baca County, Colorado
Baca County is the southeasternmost of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 4,517 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Springfield.- History :...
and Las Animas, Colorado
Las Animas, Colorado
200px|right|thumb|St. Mary's [[Catholic]] Church in Las AnimasThe city of Las Animas is a Statutory City that is the county seat of, and the only incorporated municipality in, Bent County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,410 at the 2010 census. Las Animas, located in southeast...
. It is also known by its site ID 5LA1115 and the names Hackberry Springs and Bloody Springs.
The site was inhabited from 6999 B.C. to A.D. 1900. The prehistoric cultures included Archaic and Woodland cultures
Woodland period
The Woodland period of North American pre-Columbian cultures was from roughly 1000 BCE to 1000 CE in the eastern part of North America. The term "Woodland Period" was introduced in the 1930s as a generic header for prehistoric sites falling between the Archaic hunter-gatherers and the...
and the site is significant for it's rock art
Rock art
Rock art is a term used in archaeology for any human-made markings made on natural stone. They can be divided into:*Petroglyphs - carvings into stone surfaces*Pictographs - rock and cave paintings...
, village settlement, and military battle site.
The site, situated along an overhanging bluff, provided natural shelter
Rock shelter
A rock shelter is a shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff....
and had access to a reliable supply of water for its prehistoric inhabitants, who left evidence of their residency in the form of rock art.
The Cheyenne and U.S. 7th Cavalry had the last documented southeastern Colorado military battle with Native Americans
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
at the site in 1868.