arrowhead artifact point
Archaeologists from the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, the University of Utah, and the Utah State History Department , teamed up to conduct an archeological survey of the Red Butte Canyon outside of Salt Lake City. Red Butte Canyon is a designated Natural Resource Area, managed by the Salt Lake Ranger District, with the University of Utah as a partner. Archaeologists and students spend 4 days combing the canyon for historic and prehistoric archaeological sites. The survey identified a wealth of historic era sites including water systems, roads, rock quarries, and structures, as well as remnants of pre-euroamerican settlement in the form of stone tools and the associated waste rock (lithic debitage). One such artifact is a late period arrowhead that dates in the range of 1,000 years ago. Credit: US Forest Service.
arrowhead artifact point
Archaeologists from the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, the University of Utah, and the Utah State History Department , teamed up to conduct an archeological survey of the Red Butte Canyon outside of Salt Lake City. Red Butte Canyon is a designated Natural Resource Area, managed by the Salt Lake Ranger District, with the University of Utah as a partner. Archaeologists and students spend 4 days combing the canyon for historic and prehistoric archaeological sites. The survey identified a wealth of historic era sites including water systems, roads, rock quarries, and structures, as well as remnants of pre-euroamerican settlement in the form of stone tools and the associated waste rock (lithic debitage). One such artifact is a late period arrowhead that dates in the range of 1,000 years ago. Credit: US Forest Service.