The University of Colorado at Chimney Rock exhibition highlights the collaborative efforts of CU students and faculty who assisted in the recent designation of Chimney Rock as a national monument. The exhibition highlights the archaeoastronomy and archaeology of this beautiful southwestern Colorado site. Two additional satellite exhibition locations will be added later this year.
Chimney Rock Installation — Now Open!
Exhibit by
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Anthropology Hall
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The University of Colorado at Chimney Rock exhibition highlights the archaeoastronomy and archaeology of this beautiful southwestern Colorado site. On September 21, 2012, Chimney Rock, thanks in part to efforts of CU students and faculty who have been performing research at this sight since the 1970’s, was designated as our nation’s103rd and newest national monument, by President Obama.
A thousand years ago, Chimney Rock was home to Ancestral Pueblo People who built more than 200 homes and ceremonial buildings high above the valley floor. Many of the structures remain today, and are designed to perfectly align with lunar events such as seasonal solstices and equinoxes. |
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The museum is at 15th Street and Broadway in the Henderson Building. It is located next to the University Memorial Center (UMC) and is open every day. Limited parking is available to the public in lot #208 on the south side of the museum. After 5 p.m., the cost is $3 at this and all CU parking lots. For more information, to sign up for regular updates or to become a museum member visit: http://CUmuseum.colorado.edu or call 303-492-6892 |
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