In 1961, Utah State Parks officially named the site “Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument” to save it for future ...

Keet Seel lies within Navajo National Monument, accessed via Highway 564 near Shonto, Arizona (86054). Visitors must complete ...

Located in northwestern New Mexico, its structures were built by people called the Ancestral Puebloans, formerly referred to as the Anasazi. Pueblo Bonito, meaning "beautiful town" in Spanish ...

Long before the Pueblo Native Americans, the Anasazi created a thriving civilization in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest. Known for their grand pueblos, rock art, and intricate ...

My fingers gripped tightly to handholds notched into the rocks hundreds of years ago by Ancestral Puebloans ... describe the people once known as the Anasazi. The day was a scorcher and the ...

Mark Laita Frog vessels, such as this one made by the Anasazi, are extremely rare finds. Mark Laita This fine olla was made by Ancestral Puebloans and possibly dates to the 11th century.

They have their own names for their forbears and do not use the word "Anasazi." They would prefer that all others use the term "ancestral Puebloans." And they do not consider Cliff Palace a ruin ...

Pollen analysis at Chaco Canyon showed that the environment for the Ancestral Puebloans was the same as it is today—with one notable difference: pinyon pines. During the construction boom ...

There is evidence that the Ancestral Puebloans/Anasazi used the canyon for hunting and gathering and were followed about 1200 AD by the Paiutes. In the 1850s, Mormon pioneers discovered the area.

These deep gorges cradled and nurtured generations of Ancestral Puebloans, also called the Anasazi, who found the canyon floor fertile enough to plant crops and build settlements. The Hopi then ...