| Canyons of the Ancients National Monument | |
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| IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | |
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| Location | Montezuma County & Dolores County, Colorado, USA |
| Nearest city | Dolores, CO |
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| Area | 163,892 acres (663 km²) |
| Established | June 9, 2000 |
| Governing body | U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of Colorado, and is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. A Natural Monument is a natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance Montezuma County is the southwesternmost of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Dolores County is the seventh least populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Town of Dolores is a Statutory Town in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's Public lands totaling approximately A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's Public lands totaling approximately The United States Department of the Interior ( DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally Created by a Presidential proclamation on June 9, 2000, the monument encompasses 164,000 acres (663 km²) and surrounds three of the four separate sections of Hovenweep National Monument, which is administered by the National Park Service. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Hovenweep National Monument straddles the Colorado-Utah border west of Cortez Colorado, United States. The National Park Service ( NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation Canyons of the Ancients was set aside to preserve and protect the largest concentration of archeological sites in the United States. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As of 2005, over 6,000 individual archeological sites had been identified within the monument.
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History
Paleo-indian inhabitation of the region extends back at least 10,000 years. Paleo-Indians or Paleo-Americans were the ancient peoples of the Americas who were present at the end of the last Ice Age. Hunters from the paleo-indian period left behind clovis spearpoints and other evidence of their nomadic lifestyle, which continued until about 7500 BC. The Clovis culture (sometimes referred to as the Llano culture) is a Prehistoric Paleoindian culture that first appears in the archaeological Around 1500 BC, the Basketmaker culture resided in the region, leading a more sedentary lifestyle. Later the Anasazi or "ancient ones" lived permanently in the region beginning around 750 BC. "Anasazi" directs here For the X-Files episode see Anasazi (The X-Files. The Anasazi were puebloan farmers, residing in the region long enough to build permanent homes, villages and city centers. Pueblos are traditional communities of Native Americans in the southwestern United States of America. After 1300 AD, the puebloan culture ended for unknown reasons, but drought, warfare and resource depeletion may have all contributed to their decline. The vast majority of stone structures that are found scattered across the monument are from the puebloan period. The Ute and Navaho eventually came to inhabit region and had encounters with Spanish missionaries who frequented the area after 1700 AD. The Utes (/juːts/ " yoots " are an ethnically related group of American Indians now living primarily in Utah and Colorado. The Navajo or Diné people (also spelled Navaho) of the Southwestern United States Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. The first Anglo American explorers arrived after 1830. The term Anglo is used as a prefix to indicate a relation to the Angles, England or the English people, as in the phrases ' Anglo-Saxon ' ' With the discovery of precious ores in the last decades of the 19th Century, white settlers built and populated towns in the region.
Structures
At least 6,000 distinct structures have been identified in the monument, and the density of archeological remains is the highest of any region in the U. KIVA was a full-service Television station in Yuma Arizona, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 11 initially as an Independent station S. After building basic pit style structures at first, the puebloans later built cliff dwellings. As refinements in construction techniques increased, the puebloans later built large pueblos, or villages. A very large open site, Sand Canyon Pueblo contains at least 420 rooms, 90 kivas, and 14 towers. The site was evidently chosen for a spring at the head of a small canyon. Excavations indicate that the pueblo was built to an architectural plan, and was constructed between 1250 and 1270. Additional residential rooms were added later. Distinct features include a D-shaped multiwalled structure and a great kiva, and characteristics which may be related to Chaco Canyon architecture. Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park and it is a portion of a UNESCO World Heritage Site hosting the densest
Stone towers which may have been lookout or sentry posts, are found scattered throughout the monument. Other man-made remains include reservoirs with stone and earthen dams, including spillways and also numerous check dams, built in case of flash floods. Sweat lodges, shrines and petroglyphs are also found throughout the monument region. The sweat lodge (also called sweat house, medicine lodge, or medicine house) is a ceremonial Sauna and an important ritual used by Petroglyphs are Images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising pecking carving and abrading
Resource issues
The U. S. Bureau of Land Management administers the monument and enforces regulations balancing resource protection with land conservation. 85% of the monument is under lease by ranchers and oil and gas exploration entities. In the first years of the 21st century, increased oil and gas exploration and extraction has posed potential threats to the archeological resources in the monument. Off road vehicles and an increase in road construction for oil and gas exploration, allow greater access to archeological areas. Large trucks, known as "thumpers" can be found in many areas of the monument, searching for oil and gas pockets by pounding the earth and recording the seismic data. Seismology (from Greek grc σεισμός seismos, "earthquake" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of Earthquakes Vandalism and treasure hunting are difficult to minimize due to an inadequate number of federal employees and law enforcement personal to monitor and prosecute those that deface ruins or steal archeological remains. Thousands of undocumented artifacts have been removed from the monument and now reside in private collections. A news article (link below) in July, 2006, reported that funding for the monument had decreased by almost 40% since 2004, and that a particularly severe looting episode occurred in January, 2006.
Wildlife
Wildlife and plant habitat is also threatened by increased road and building construction by oil and gas interests. The Monument is home to a wide variety of desert wildlife, including the Mesa Verde nightsnake, the Long-nosed leopard lizard and the Twin-spotted spiny lizard. Peregrine falcons, Golden eagles, American kestrels, Red-tailed hawks are but a few species of birds found in the monument. The Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) also known simply as the Peregrine, and historically as the "Duck Hawk" in North America is a The Golden Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere The American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius) is a small Falcon. This bird was (and sometimes still is colloquially known in North America as The Red-tailed Hawk ( Buteo jamaicensis) is a medium-sized Bird of prey, one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the " Mammals such as the Mule deer, fox and bobcat are uncommon but known to inhabit the semi-arid environment. The mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus) is a Deer whose habitat is in the western half of North America. A fox is an Animal belonging to any one of about 27 Species (of which only 12 actually belong to the Vulpes genus or 'true foxes' of small The Bobcat ( Lynx rufus) is a North American Mammal of the cat family Felidae.
 Lowry Pueblo |
 Lowry Pueblo |
 Stone towers are numerous in the monument |
External links
- Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. U. S. Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved on 2006-08-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar.
- Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. National Landscape Conservation System. Retrieved on 2006-08-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar.
- "U.S. House tries to protect ruins", Durango Herald, July 13, 2006.
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