The Fremont are thought to have lived between 400-1300 AD, with the height of their culture around 1000 A.D. Evidence of the Fremont has been found in the Great Basin and on the Colorado Plateau with some clans sedentary and others mobile. A Harvard archeology student, Noel Morss, discovered the first traces of the Fremont culture in 1931 in south central Utah. Four common artifacts distinguish the Fremont from other Native Americans who lived in the Great Basin. Second, they made unique moccasins, the heel of which was constructed from the ankle of a deer or mountain sheep. Finally, the Fremont made pottery of gray clay coils tempered by adding granular rock or sand to the wet clay to ensure even drying and prevent cracking.
Pottery is the single item that allows archeologists to identify the Fremont throughout the region.
Many people wonder whether the Fremont were like the Anasazi, who lived in the Southwest during the same era. Some evidence indicates a possible link between the two cultures. Excavation at some sites has revealed both Fremont and Anasazi artifacts. South of the Henry Mountains of Utah, in Ticaboo, a young girl was buried wearing Fremont moccasins, but in her grave Anasazi pottery was found along with points common to both the Anasazi and Fremont. We know the two groups lived during the same time and that their territories overlapped, yet the details and extent of their interactions remain a mystery.