Las Vegas culture

Las Vegas culture is the name for a number of setltements on the coast of present-day Ecuador. These settlements were created between roughly 8000 and 4600 BCE. In total, there are 31 settlements. The people who lived there were hunter-gatherers. They had also started agriculture. Bone points and a spatula have been discovered. They may have been used for making nets or textiles, along with various tools and containers shaped of shell; wood, bamboo, reeds, and bark are also believed to have been used in the tool industry.

No mummies have been found on the coast of Ecuador. The Las Vegas people had similarities with the people whose remains are preserved as the Chinchorro mummies of the north coast of Chile.They also lived at the same time.

Las Vegas Culture Media

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  Southern Paiutes at Moapa wearing traditional Paiute basket hats with Paiute cradleboard and rabbit robe

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  Golden Nugget and Pioneer Club along Fremont Street in 1952

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  This view of downtown Las Vegas shows a mushroom cloud in the background. Scenes such as this were typical during the 1950s. From 1951 to 1962, the government conducted 100 atmospheric tests at the nearby Nevada Test Site.

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  Fremont Street in the late 1960s

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  Astronaut photograph of Las Vegas at night

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  Downtown Las Vegas with Red Rock Canyon in the background

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  Desert scene at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in the Las Vegas area

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  Spring flowers at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in the Las Vegas area

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  Climate chart for Las Vegas

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  The entrance to the community of Summerlin