Fremont region
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The Fremont region was a prehistoric cultural area in what is now the U.S. Great Basin, known for its distinctive rock art, pit houses, and mixed farming–foraging lifestyle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fremont region canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture area
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prehistoric cultural region ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance | key area for studying Great Basin prehistory ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType |
open campsites
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rock shelter sites ⓘ village sites ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Fremont culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Ancestral Puebloan region
NERFINISHED
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Columbia Plateau cultural areas NERFINISHED ⓘ Plains cultural areas ⓘ |
| climateContext | semi-arid environment ⓘ |
| culturalInteraction |
interaction with Great Basin forager groups
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interaction with neighboring Ancestral Puebloan groups ⓘ |
| economy |
gathering of wild plants
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hunting of deer and other game ⓘ maize, beans, and squash cultivation ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
anthropomorphic rock art figures
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ceramic production ⓘ distinctive rock art ⓘ flexible adaptation to varied environments ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ mixed farming–foraging economy ⓘ pit houses ⓘ semi-sedentary settlements ⓘ shield-bearing rock art figures ⓘ surface masonry structures ⓘ use of granaries ⓘ use of storage pits ⓘ |
| includesSubregion |
Great Salt Lake Fremont
NERFINISHED
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Parowan Valley Fremont NERFINISHED ⓘ San Rafael Fremont ⓘ Sevier Fremont NERFINISHED ⓘ Uinta Basin Fremont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Basin
NERFINISHED
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eastern Nevada ⓘ present-day Utah ⓘ southern Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ western Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
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bone tools ⓘ grayware pottery ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fremont River
NERFINISHED
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John C. Frémont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 300 CE–1300 CE ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | circa 1300 CE ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | circa 300 CE ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.