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Puerco Ruin And Petroglyphs
Puerco Ruin and Petroglyphs are the ruins of a large Indian pueblo, which reached its peak around , containing over 100 rooms. It is the largest known archeological site within the Petrified Forest National Park. History The site had two periods of occupation, each lasting about one century: from 1100 to 1200 and 1300–1400. The Ancestral Puebloans (also known as the Anasazi), used the flood plain of the Puerco River to cultivate corn, beans, and squash. They also made baskets and colored pottery. The river was also a trade route, opening the pueblo to both trade and ideas from other areas. The settlement had contact with both the Hopi people to the west and the Mogollon people to the south. The site dates to the late Pueblo III to middle Pueblo IV periods. The second, and largest period of occupation occurred during the 1300s. After a series of droughts in the area, the indigenous people moved from small scattered communities to larger pueblo dwellings. By the late 1300s, cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamana, Arizona
Adamana is an unincorporated community in Apache County in the northeast section of the U.S. state of Arizona. The town was settled in 1896 in what was then the Arizona Territory. Demographics Adamana first reported as the Adamana Precinct of Apache County in 1920 and again in 1930. In 1930, it reported a non-White majority (likely Native American). With the combination of all Arizona county precincts into three districts each in 1940, it did not formally appear again on the census. History Adamana was founded in 1896 when the railroad was extended to that point. The town was named for Adam Hanna, a local rancher who was a distant relative of the late Mark Hanna, the original settler of the region. Originally the place was known as Adam Hanna's, as time passed and more people came to visit, the elision of a few letters gave us the name Adamana. A post office was established at Adamana in 1896, and remained in operation until 1969. In 1904 John Muir John Muir ( ; April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
