The Shoup Rock Shelters are two prehistoric
rock shelters located in
Lemhi County,
Idaho. The rock shelters, which were excavated in 1965, are located in a rift valley within the
Bitterroot Range, near the
Salmon River. The shelters provide evidence that the surrounding area had been occupied for at least 8000–8500 years before the present. In addition, the continuity of the archaeological remains found at the site suggests that the original inhabitants are the ancestors of the
Northern Shoshone and stayed in the region permanently after settling it.[2]