El Paso Museum of Archaeology at Wilderness Park

El Paso Museum of Archaeology at Wilderness Park presents 12,000 years of prehistory in the El Paso-Juarez region with diorama scenes of Indian life from Paleoindian mammoth hunters and Pueblo cliff dwellers to Mescalero Apache Mountain Spirit Dancers of today. Shown are original artifacts of the Jornada Mogollon and Casas Grandes prehistoric cultures illustrating stone tool and fiber technologies, such as 800-year-old agave cloth, pottery, and trade items like shell jewelry. Also displayed are a wide range of pre-Columbian objects from west, central and northern Mexico and the Maya region. Several nature trail are located on the 15-acre site. Open Tue–Sat 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. 4301 Transmountain Road. 915-755-4332. ElPasoTexas.gov/arch_museum

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