The College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum is one of the largest archaeological and paleontological museums in the western United States. Located in Price ( Eng. Price ), Utah .
| Museum of Prehistoric College of East Utah | |
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| Established | 1961 |
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| Address | Price , Utah , USA |
| Site | museum.ceu.edu |
The main objective of the museum is to attract public attention to the history of the prehistoric era through interactive exhibits, educational programs, museum collections and research. The Museum of the Prehistoric Age is located directly in the center of the richest finds in North America. Hundreds of paleontological and thousands of archaeological finds were postcards during excavations in eastern Utah, namely in a place called Castle Country [1] , as well as in San Rafael Swell and adjacent canyons, in particular, Nine Mile Canyon and Range Creek Canyon .
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The museum has received recognition of national importance from the American Association of Museums ( English Association of Museums ), a distinction which awarded less than 10% of museums nationwide. As the local and federal repository of paleontological and archaeological finds, the museum’s collection has more than 700,000 archaeological exhibits that make up one of the largest and most significant collections in the country. Many exhibits (artifacts), such as those left by the Indians of Fremont culture , have world significance. The Museum’s paleontological collection includes typical samples and fossil remains previously unknown to science. The museum is an excellent base for training and research, as well as the recreational and cultural center of Northeast Utah . Meetings and exhibits focus on Native American culture, and in particular include:
- Fremont Culture Objects: Rock Art and Famous Clay Figures ( Pilling Figurines )
- Extensive exhibition devoted to the ecology of Utah of the Ice Age and its ancient inhabitants
- Huntington Mammoth, the most famous and best preserved representative of fossil proboscis
- Utahraptor and a dozen other dinosaur representatives
History
The Museum of the Prehistoric Era was founded in 1961 and was the joint brainchild of East Utah College and Price County. On May 8, 1961, the Board of Trustees established a museum. At that time, the exhibits of the geological faculty of the College were transferred to the museum fund. The museum was officially opened on June 3, 1961 on the second floor of the Price Municipal Building in a small conference room. After the museum grew to the lobby of the Municipality, it was transferred to the building of the old city gym in 1971.
In recent years, the museum has become a separate item in the budget of the state of Utah . In 1990-1991, funding for the museum increased significantly due to a significant expansion of the exhibition. An additional hall opened, which later became the Hall of Dinosaurs .
Over the 45-year history of its existence, the museum has expanded to 2,300 m2 of exhibition space, another 560 m2 is occupied by a storage and paleontological laboratory. In 1990, active paleontological excavations began, the result of which was the discovery of twelve new species of dinosaurs and more than 7,000 fossil specimens. This was followed by federal and state accreditation in 1991, which allowed the museum to collect collections from all over Utah . Flared interest in dinosaurs and the cultural boom of the 90s attracted thousands of visitors to the museum and to the Dinosaur Road ( English Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway ).
New research and a revival of interest in dinosaurs led to a large number of new finds and again increased interest in the museum. Now, the museum serves as a major repository containing over 750,000 prehistoric exhibits from all over the state.
See also
- en: Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry - samples found here are exhibited at the Prehistoric Museum of East Utah College