El Paso Archaeological Museum

This very nice little museum focuses on Native American artifacts, mostly from the Southwest. There is also an outdoors Desert Garden and a nature trail.

Some photos from a visit.

The museum

Inside the museum

Clovis stone point

Hopi coiled baskets

Apache water jugs

Casas Grandes effigy funeral figure

Salado baskets

Mogollon water bottle

Mogollon sandal made from Yucca leaves

Mescalero Apache mountain spirit dancers

The desert garden

Graythorn

Nature trail

Foundations of a pueblo building

There were a bazillion lizards running around

The potential rattlesnakes were not the only reason to stay on the trail

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