- Calpet Rockshelter
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Archeological Site No. 48SU354
Nearest city: Big Piney, Wyoming Area: 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) Governing body: Bureau of Land Management NRHP Reference#: 94000439[1] Added to NRHP: May 13, 1994 The Calpet Rockshelter, also known as the Overlook Rockshelter and Archeological Site 48SU354 is an archeological site in Sublette County, Wyoming. The site includes an overhanging rock outcrop at the base of a butte that was used by Native Americans and European-Americans. The Native American use includes occupation by the Shoshone. A number of surface artifacts have been found and at least two buried cultural levels have been investigated from the Fremont and late Prehistoric-period Shoshone. Fremont, Prehistoric, Protohistoric and Historic-period visitation is documented at nine petroglyph panels.[2]
The site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Calpet Rockshelter". Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID=371. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
External links
- Calpet Rockshelter at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
National Register of Historic Places in Sublette County, Wyoming National Historic Landmark 
Other historic districts Circle Ranch | Daniel School | Jensen Ranch | Log Cabin Motel | New Fork | Redick Lodge | Sommers Ranch Headquarters Historic District
Other properties Calpet Rockshelter | Church of St. Hubert the Hunter and Library | DDZ Bridge over New Fork River | ENP Bridge over Green River | Father DeSmet's Prairie Mass Site | Fort Bonneville | Steele Homestead | Trappers Point Site | Union Pass | Wardell Buffalo Trap
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