1. The First Utahns

2. Prehistoric Times Before any written records.
Archaeologists study the remains of the past and have found many artifacts and dwellings.

3. Danger Cave

4. Inside Danger Cave

5. What did Archaeologists Find…

6. Hunters and Gatherers
Nomadic people had no permanent homes. They moved from place to place looking for food
May have lived in Wicki-ups: simple shelters made of grass and sticks.
Hunted with the Atlatl: spear throwing tool.

7. Wicki-up

8. Atlatl

9. Anasazi
Lived in the Four Corners area.
Farmers who cultivated corn, beans, squash.
Dwelt in Pueblos.
No one is sure where they went.

10. Where?

11. Pueblo Dwellers

12. Fallen Roof Dwelling, Mule Canyon Utah

13. Mesa Verde Colorado

14. Fremont Lived in the Great Basin area.
Hunter gatherers who utilized the Bow and Arrow
Also farmed the sparse terrain for corn, beans, and squash
Lived in Pit houses.
No one is sure what happened to them.

15. Where?

16. Fremont Artifacts

17. Granary

18. Pit House

19. Petroglyphs

20. Petroglyphs

21. Meaning?

22. Meaning?