Calhan Paint Mines Archaeological District
El Paso County
The district provides an opportunity to understand how prehistoric peoples processed and transported clays for ceramic production.
Calhan Paint Mines scenery.
Predominantly open plains with some areas of colorful clay deposits capped by white sandstone, this archaeological landscape also has the potential to provide a better understanding of subsistence practices, specifically addressing questions of faunal procurement and processing over a span of 10,000 years, from at least 8100 BC through AD 1750.