721 S. Moapa Valley Blvd.
PO Box 807
Overton, NV 89040
Clark County
phone: (702)397-2193
link: http://www.comnett.net/~lostcity
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday - 8:30 - 4:30
Saturday - 8:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday - 8:30am - 4:30pm
Exceptions - New Year Day, Thanksgiving Day,
Christmas Day (closed)
Staff:
Eva Jensen (Archaelogist/Curator) [eajensen@comnett.net]
Collections:
The largest collection consists of Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) period artifacts with an extensive pottery collection dating from ca. C.E. 600 to 1200. The museum also houses prehistoric artifacts from Southern Nevada including stone tools, some dating to 2000 years ago. There are also historic and contemporary arts and crafts from the Southwest United States as well as documents relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps and their work in creating the Lost City museum in 1935.
Access to holdings:
Open to the general public
In-house inventories or collection guides
Subject Areas Covered:
Archaelogy
Agriculture
Civic/Community Organizations
Environment
Native Americans
Nature
Nevada -- Early Settlers
Other
Types of Materials:
Books/Serials
Ephemera (clippings, pamphlets)
Maps
Photographs
prehistoric and historic Native American artifacts
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