Utah is rich in archaeological sites. Despite much of the state being in a desert climate, there have been many people and cultures that have settled in the state.
The first people that lived in the area are called PaleoIndians. Paleo is the Greek word for “Old”. Therefore, they are known as the “Old Indians”. These people hunted animals found in the area—such as the Mammoth.
About 8,000 years ago, the...