Author: Paul R. Secord Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1439655634 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 128
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Bandelier National Monument is located about 60 miles west of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the edge of the Valles Caldera, the center of a massive extinct volcano that forms the Jemez Mountains. The 50-plus-square-mile preserve was designated a national monument in 1916 and is named for anthropologist Adolph Bandelier, the first Euro-American to describe the area and encourage its preservation. Within its boundaries are some of the most important archaeological resources and the most striking scenery in the American Southwest. With deep canyons cutting through volcanic ash, the dramatic geology of the area alone would warrant national attention. However, this is also a place that shows evidence of nearly continuous human occupation for more than 10,000 years and still retains direct links between prehistoric and living Native Americans.
Author: David Kroese Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc. ISBN: 1627876588 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 765
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Sparked by the opportunity to explore his personal passions, David Kroese turns away from a rewarding yet languishing career and begins the adventure of a lifetime. What happens next evolves into a tour of all four hundred-plus units in America's National Park System -- a perfect way to celebrate the 2016 National Park Service centennial. The Centennial: A Journey Through America's National Park System details David's compelling centennial explorations to 387 parks in 360 days. The story continues through December 2017, when he becomes one of fewer than fifty people known to have visited all 417 national parks. His personal expedition is a poignant exploration into quintessential America as told through its historical and natural wonders. Delve into diverse locations from Hawaii to the Rockies, New England to the Caribbean, Charleston to the California desert, Alaska to American Samoa. Join David and experience the inherent marvels within America's unique landscape and fascinating history, revealed in engaging context, poetic descriptions, and heartfelt appreciation. The Centennial: A Journey Through America's National Park System is an odyssey of self discovery and fulfillment through the nation's soul.
Author: John Olson Publisher: Schiffer Books ISBN: 9780764323188 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 0
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Bandelier National Monument has drawn archeologists for over a century, in search of the history behind the mysteriously deserted cliff dwellings of a once thriving community in Frijoles Canyon near Los Alamos, New Mexico. Gorgeous imagery of preserved cliff dwellings, uncovered archeological treasure, and abundant natural beauty amidst unique volcanic formations, along with a thorough history.
Author: Timothy A. Kohler Publisher: UNM Press ISBN: 9780826330826 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 382
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These essays summarize the results of new excavation and survey research at Bandelier National Monument, with special attention to determining why larger sites appear when and where they do, and how life in these later villages and towns differed from life in the earlier small hamlets that first dotted the Pajarito in the mid-1100s.