2016
27
May
Lowry Pueblo
Banner image by SkybirdForever, via Wikimedia Commons
Part of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, this site is best visited after stopping in at the Anasazi Heritage Center for an orientation.
The 40-room Lowry Pueblo is an example of the Chaco architectural tradition. Most of the vil...
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2016
27
May
Mesa Verde National Park
Banner image: View of Cliff Palace from above, courtesy of the NPS
Generations of Ancestral Pueblo people called this landscape home for over 700 years, from about A.D. 600 to 1300. This special national park protects nearly 5,000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. These s...
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2016
27
May
Escalante Pueblo
Banner image by HJPD, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Anasazi Heritage Center provides information about and access to three Ancestral Pueblo sites: Escalante Pueblo (ADA accessible), Dominguez Pueblo, and Lowry Pueblo, in addition to museum exhibits on archaeology, local history, and Native American ...
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2016
27
May
Dominguez Pueblo
The Anasazi Heritage Center provides information about and access to three Ancestral Pueblo sites: Escalante Pueblo (ADA accessible), Dominguez Pueblo, and Lowry Pueblo, in addition to museum exhibits on archaeology, local history, and Native American culture. The Heritage Center is the starting poi...
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2016
27
May
Chimney Rock National Monument
Banner image by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, via Wikimedia Commons
Located at the southern edge of the San Juan Mountains, Chimney Rock covers seven square miles and preserves 200 ancient homes and ceremonial buildings, some of which have been excavated for viewing and exploration—a Gre...
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2016
27
May
Anasazi Heritage Center
Banner image by McGhiever, via Wikimedia Commons.
The starting point for visits to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, the Anasazi Heritage Center is a museum showcasing the Ancestral Pueblo (or Anasazi) culture and other Native cultures in the Four Corners region. In addition to permanent...
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