Lost City Museum
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Lost City Museum is a regional museum in Overton, Nevada that preserves and interprets the archaeology and history of the Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) communities once located in the nearby Moapa Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lost City Museum canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history museum
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museum ⓘ |
| collectionType |
archaeological artifacts
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architectural remains ⓘ ethnographic materials ⓘ prehistoric pottery ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| formerName | Boulder Dam Park Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Civilian Conservation Corps
NERFINISHED
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National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedFor | preservation of archaeological sites threatened by Hoover Dam reservoir ⓘ |
| hasExhibitType |
educational exhibits
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indoor exhibits ⓘ interpretive displays ⓘ outdoor exhibits ⓘ reconstructed prehistoric dwellings ⓘ |
| hasReconstructionOf |
Ancestral Puebloan pueblo structures
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prehistoric pit houses ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFacility |
educational tours
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exhibit galleries ⓘ interpretive programs ⓘ museum store ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://lostcitymuseum.org/ ⓘ |
| heritageFocus |
Anasazi communities
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Ancestral Puebloan culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Moapa Valley archaeology ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Overton, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Clark County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Moapa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
archaeology of the American Southwest
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regional history of Moapa Valley ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
NERFINISHED
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Valley of Fire State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Nevada Division of Museums and History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nevada state museum system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves |
archaeological materials from Moapa Valley sites
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cultural heritage of Ancestral Puebloan peoples ⓘ |
| topicOf | regional archaeological research ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Overton, Nevada