Definitions
another word for "very old"
ancient
It keeps a person out of the wind, rain, sun, and other weather.
Shelter
The tribe our state is named after.
Ute
The capital city of Utah
Salt Lake City
Ancient object
artifact
The shelter used by Najavo people. Its made from cedar logs and mud.
Hogan
Tribe that lives in Hogan use wool to make blankets.
Navajo
The mountain range east of Salt Lake City
Wasatch mountains
Ancient painting on a rock wall
Pictograph
Shelter used by Ancient Puebloans.
Pueblo or cliff-dwelling
Tribe that used tepees and stretched from Wyoming through Utah to Nevada.
Shoshone
The dry, salty region of Utah
The Basin and Range
Ancient carving in rock
petroglyph
Shelter used by Shoshone and Ute tribes. It is made of skin coverings stretched over long poles.
Tepee
Tribe from the great basin who live in Wicki-ups.
Goshute
The wet, colder region of Utah
The Rocky Mountain region
Ancient hunter-gatherers who lived in circular pit houses. They used irrigation to water their fields.
Fremont People
They dig up and examine relics and artifacts from the past in order to better understand past peoples and cultures.
Archaeologists
Shelter used by the Paiute and Goshute tribes. It is made of poles and sticks covered by brush and plant material.
Wicki-ups
Tribe from southwestern Utah that traditionally lived in wicki-ups. Today, their tribal headquarters is in Cedar City.
Paiutes
The Colorado Plateau
Name of the cliff-dwellers of southeastern Utah in ancient times.
Ancient Puebloans