Horsetooth Reservoir Archeological InvestigationsU.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation
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Site #1: Sandstone Quarry
Gordy TuckerYour Guide: Gordy Tucker, Senior Archeologist
Experience: 29 years as professional anthropologist and archeologist throughout the United States, especially the western region.
Education: B.A., Sociology/Anthropology; M.A., Anthropology; Ph.D., Anthropology; with emphases in Archeology.
Favorite Quote: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
— George Santayana, 1905
Join me as we explore the Lamb Quarry, a historic sandstone quarry that we discovered at the north end of Horsetooth Reservoir. The quarry was opened about 1905, on land that was homesteaded by Eugene Lamb. The hundreds of artifacts that were recovered from the site suggest that workers there focused on industrial activities — and brought their lunch to work with them! How do you think we figured that out?
Plastic buttons from Lamb Quarry.
Site #2: Wathen Ranch

Bob MutawYour Guide: Bob Mutaw, Principal Investigator
Experience: 25 years as professional anthropologist and archeologist from Alaska to Georgia, especially the west.
Education: BA, MA and Ph.D. in Anthropology.
Favorite Quote: "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."
— Thomas A. Edison
Come along with me as we search for the historic town of Stout. People say that you can see foundations from the town when the water in the reservoir is low. Is this really true? Follow along as we retrace the steps we took to find out where the town of Stout was and whether anything is really left of it under Horsetooth Reservoir.
Batteries found at Wathen Ranch.
Site #3: Trash Dump

Juston FarielloYour Guide: Juston Fariello, Laboratory Director
Experience: Three years of experience in archeology, including field work in Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. Expertise in 19th and 20th century historic archeology and prehistoric technologies.
Education: BA in Anthropology with a Minor in Geology.
Favorite Funny Quote: “I think, I am, therefore, I am. I think.” – George Carlin
Favorite Serious Quote: “The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.”
— Plato
Archeologists rely on people's trash to solve the mystery of a site. We are crime scene investigators for the past. No crime has been committed, but we piece together clues and solve a case. I would like to take you on a tour of a trash dump site at Horsetooth Reservoir and show you what we found, what it means, and how we figured it out.
Ceramic artifacts from trash dump site.
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