Canyons of The Ancients Visitor Center, Escalante Pueblo and Lowly Pueblo, Colorado, USA

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is a national monument protecting an archaeologically-significant landscape located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of Colorado

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Visitor Center and Escalante Pueblo: 27501 CO-184, Dolores, CO 81323
Lowly Pueblo: County Rd 7.25, Pleasant View, CO 81331

The Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum located in Dolores, Colorado, is an archaeological museum of Native American pueblo and hunter-gatherer cultures.

Groups of Indians in the year 1100

Around the year 1100, the people in this region moved to Arizona and New Mexico.  Still, researchers do not know the reason why.

Potteries

House structure

Names of the Indian tribes in the present time.

Walking to Escalante Pueblo, which is located close to the museum.

The pueblo is on the hill overlooking a lake.  Spanning view of the area left to right.

The Escalente Pueblo

Spanning view of the lake, left to right

Driving to Lowly Pueblo, located about 30 minutes drive from the museum.

Inside the Pueblo

Next to the pueblo is a large kiva.

Looking back at the pueblo.