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Part of the Besh Ba Gowah Pueblo at Besh Ba Gowah Archeological Park – Globe, Arizona
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Inside a Sinagua Pueblo, Tuzigoot National Monument – Clarkdale, Arizona
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The Sinagua People (from Anthropology Laboratories of Northern Arizona University)
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Tyuonyi Pueblo, Bandelier National Monument – New Mexico
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Video of Far View House – Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Ancestral Puebloans lived at Far View 200 years before the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings were built. Approximately 50 villages existed over time within a half mile area of each other. Peak populations on this site occurred between A.D. 900-1300. Six excavated sites are connected by trails; Far View House, Pipe Shrine House, Coyote Village, Far View Reservoir, Megalithic House, and Far View Tower. Slide copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.
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Video of Santa Fe, New Mexico
©2007 John Wanserski for Creative Juice LLCSanta Fe lies in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the foothills of the Rockies. The ancient Indians who settled here thousands of years ago,the Spanish colonists who established a frontier town circa 1610 and the millions of visitors today understand that Santa Fe is a magical place. Back in 1912, in recognition of the city’s unique heritage, officials enacted laws requiring that structures be built in historic Pueblo Revival and Territorial architectural styles. Outside Magazine recently chose Santa Fe as one of the 30 Best Towns in America. It is one of the 1,000 places to see before you die.
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Video of Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Adolph Bandelier, the first anthropological scholar of the southwest, explored Frijoles Canyon, New Mexico in 1880. The oldest site in Bandelier National Monument dates back to 2010 B.C. Around 1100 A.D. Pueblo Indians began inhabiting Frijoles Canyon and the Pajarito Plateau. Around 1300 A.D. about a dozen large villages existed in the area. One of them, Tyuonyi, is accessible within the Monument near the visitor’s center. The remnants of cliff cave dwellings dug into the volcanic tuft, along the canyon walls, suggest an extensive multi-story village. Some of these Pueblo structures with labyrinths of caves and rooms were occupied for over 400 years. Approximately 3,000 archaeological sites are being documented within the Monument. An unexcavated village, Tsankawi, lies 11 miles away in a separate section of the Monument. The pueblos and cliff cave dwellings were vacated in the 1500’s. Part of the Monument has wilderness designation. Visitors can overnight in the backcountry with a permit. Family and group campgrounds are also available.
