National and State Register
Darkmold Site
La Plata County
This multi-component site was occupied as early as circa 220 BC through AD 750. Excavation has revealed several bell-shaped pits and slab-lined roasting pits.
The site has the potential to provide a better understanding of the transition from foraging to farming, the eventual adoption of pottery, the shift in settlement patterns, and architectural diversity. It is one of the few sites in southwestern Colorado that reflects a Late Archaic / Basketmaker II occupation.
State Register
Address
Durango vicinity
Site Number
5LP.4991