Archaeology Talk: Prehistoric Archaeoastronomy in Northwestern Colorado

Learn about the Gunsight Pass Archaeological Site, a prehistoric archaeoastronomy site recorded by Dominguez Archaeological Research Group archaeologists Brian O'Neill, Cheryl Harrison, and H. Sonny Shelton in 2013. The site consists of man-made stone rings with cross feature alignments likely used to predict solstices, equinoxes, and other astronomical events.

About the Presenter:

H. Sonny Shelton is a local archaeologist, geoarchaeologist, and faunal analysis specialist with Grand River Institute and Dominguez Archaeological Research Group. She is presently involved with the Colorado Wickiup Project and the Western Colorado Bison Project.