2016
01
Jun
Migration and Change in the Southern Southwest
Banner image courtesy of Eastern Arizona College
The centuries between A.D. 1200 and 1540 were a time of great change in the Southwest. Deteriorating environmental conditions on the Colorado Plateau in the late 1200s led people to leave the Four Corners region. This movement of northern peoples i...
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2016
27
May
Palatki and Honanki Heritage Sites
Banner image by Mfield, Matthew Field, via Wikimedia Commons
Sister Heritage Sites Palatki and Honanki were the largest cliff dwellings in the Red Rock Country from about A.D. 1150 to 1350. Archaeologists use the term Sinagua for the archaeological culture associated with these locations.
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2016
27
May
Petrified Forest National Park
Banner image: Crystal Forest, courtesy of the NPS
Known for its colorful stretches of painted desert and its forests of fossilized trees, Petrified Forest National Park also features more than 600 archaeological resources speaking to 13,000 years of human history. Among the sites accessible to th...
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2016
27
May
Riordan Mansion State Park
Banner image by James Jones, via Wikimedia Commons
Built in 1903–1904 for Riordan brothers Timothy and Michael and their families, this evocative timber-clad Arts and Crafts duplex residence was designed by architect Charles Whittlesey, who also designed the Grand Canyon's El Tovar Hotel. It fe...
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2016
27
May
Tusayan Pueblo (Grand Canyon National Park)
Banner image by Deacon Steve, via Wikimedia Commons
Located within Grand Canyon National Park, Tusayan is an Ancestral Pueblo site featuring a pueblo, plaza, kiva, and food-storage rooms. Tree-ring dates show that the site was built around A.D. 1185 and used for about 20 years. Today, this part...
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2016
27
May
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Banner image courtesy of the NPS
Walnut Canyon National Monument encompasses Archaic period sites, farmers' hamlets, and cliff dwellings (1100s-1250s). The primary visitor experiences are the Island Trail, which takes visitors to 25 cliff dwelling rooms along the trail (more are visible across t...
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2016
27
May
Fort Verde State Historic Park
Banner image by Marine 69-71, via Wikimedia Commons
From 1865–1891, Camp Lincoln, Camp Verde, and Fort Verde were home to officers, doctors, families, enlisted men, and scouts. The park is the best-preserved example of a fort from the Indian Wars period in Arizona. Several of the original build...
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2016
27
May
Navajo National Monument
Banner image courtesy of the NPS
Navajo National Monument comprises three non-contiguous monuments all located within the Navajo Nation in Northeastern Arizona. Each protects an Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwelling tree-ring dated to the late 13th century. Betatakin and Kiet Seel are open for visitat...
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2016
27
May
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Banner image courtesy of Jsweida via Wikimedia Commons
The oldest operating trading post on the Navajo Nation, Hubbell's has been selling groceries, grain, hardware, horse tack, coffee, and Native American art since 1878. Visitors can tour the homestead, see exhibits in the visitor center, and ex...
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2016
27
May
Hopi Cultural Center
Banner image by AFBorchert, via Wikimedia Commons
Visitors should call ahead to plan their trip: (928) 734-2401. Accommodations and restaurant are available.
From the website of the Hopi Cultural Center:
Walpi, located on First Mesa, is a historic village, with its high-rise dwellings and a...
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2016
27
May
Elden Pueblo
Banner image by Ken Lund, via Wikimedia Commons
People lived at Elden Pueblo from about A.D. 1070 to 1275. Archaeologists interpret it as a trade center because of the special items found there, including macaw remains that show connections to Mexico and shells and shell artifacts that show conne...
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2016
27
May
Clover Ruin
Banner image courtesy of the USDA-NFS
This was a seasonally inhabited site of an Ancestral Pueblo group archaeologists call Cohonina. These people lived west of the San Francisco Peaks from about A.D. 700 to 1100. Archaeologists and volunteers with the Passports in Time program investigated Clove...
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