Zion National Park

The first human presence in the region dates to [[6th millennium BCE|8,000 years ago]] when family groups camped where they could [[hunting|hunt]] or collect plants and seeds.[[#NPSwebsite|NPS website]], History and Culture About 2,000 years ago, some groups began growing [[maize|corn]] and other crops, leading to an increasingly sedentary lifestyle.[[#NPSwebsite|NPS website]], Archeology ([http://www.nps.gov/archive/zion/Archeology.htm archive] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228133626/http://www.nps.gov/archive/zion/Archeology.htm |date=December 28, 2008 }}) Later groups in this period built permanent villages called [[pueblo]]s. Archaeologists call this the Archaic period and it lasted until {{Circa|500}}.[[#NPSwebsite|NPS website]], People Baskets, cordage nets, and [[yucca]] fiber sandals have been found and dated to this period. The Archaic toolkits included flaked stone knives, drills, and stemmed dart points. The dart points were attached to wooden shafts and propelled by throwing devices called [[atlatl]]s.

The first human presence in the region dates to [[6th millennium BCE|8,000 years ago]] when family groups camped where they could [[hunting|hunt]] or collect plants and seeds.[[#NPSwebsite|NPS website]], History and Culture About 2,000 years ago, some groups began growing [[maize|corn]] and other crops, leading to an increasingly sedentary lifestyle.[[#NPSwebsite|NPS website]], Archeology ([http://www.nps.gov/archive/zion/Archeology.htm archive] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228133626/http://www.nps.gov/archive/zion/Archeology.htm |date=December 28, 2008 }}) Later groups in this period built permanent villages called [[pueblo]]s. Archaeologists call this the Archaic period and it lasted until {{Circa|500}}.[[#NPSwebsite|NPS website]], People Baskets, cordage nets, and [[yucca]] fiber sandals have been found and dated to this period. The Archaic toolkits included flaked stone knives, drills, and stemmed dart points. The dart points were attached to wooden shafts and propelled by throwing devices called [[atlatl]]s.

By {{Circa|300|lk=no}}, some of the archaic groups developed into an early branch of seminomadic [[Anasazi]], the [[Basketmaker culture|Basketmakers]]. Basketmaker sites have grass- or stone-lined storage [[cist]]s and shallow, partially underground dwellings called [[pit-house|pithouses]]. They were hunters and gatherers who supplemented their diet with limited agriculture. Locally collected [[pine nut]]s were important for food and trade.

By {{Circa|300|lk=no}}, some of the archaic groups developed into an early branch of the seminomadic [[Ancestral Puebloans]], the [[Basketmaker culture|Basketmakers]]. Basketmaker sites have grass- or stone-lined storage [[cist]]s and shallow, partially underground dwellings called [[pit-house|pithouses]]. They were hunters and gatherers who supplemented their diet with limited agriculture. Locally collected [[pine nut]]s were important for food and trade.

===Protohistoric period===

===Protohistoric period===