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Richard Wetherill (1858–1910), a member of a Colorado ranching family, was an amateur archaeologist who discovered, researched and excavated sites associated with the Ancient Pueblo People. He is credited with the rediscovery of Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde in Colorado and was responsible for initially selecting the term Anasazi , Navajo for ...
The Hieroglyphic Mountains are a mountain range located in central Arizona. The Hieroglyphics roughly straddle the border between Maricopa and Yavapai counties and form an effective physical barrier northwest of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Due to their proximity to Phoenix and its environs, the mountains offer a number of outdoor ...
1768 – Arizona becomes part of the Provincia de las Californias, under Spanish rule. 1775 – Southern Arizona explored by Juan Bautista de Anza while leading an expedition from Mexico to San Francisco. [19] [25] 1776 – Presidio San Augustin del Tucson (military outpost) established, when the presidio of Tubac was relocated. [23] [27]
Arizona is known as the Copper State because it produces two-thirds of US copper annually. Laramide copper porphyry deposits are common around Tucson and include the Twin Buttes, Sierrita-Esperanza, Rosemont, Silver Bell and Mission-Pima mines, as well as the historical Ajo mine to the west.
It was more than two decades ago when an Arizona man called sheriff's deputies in Yavapai County, Ariz., to report a unique and disturbing discovery: While perusing his childhood rock collection ...
Arizona was covered by a shallow sea during the Precambrian. Stromatolites formed there. [1] During the Proterozoic interval of Precambrian time, jellyfish lived in Arizona. Their fossils were preserved in what is now the Grand Canyon. [2] Arizona was still covered by a shallow sea during the ensuing Cambrian period of the Paleozoic era.
The video shows an ancient Jewish scroll discovered in 2017. Fact Check: The Pentagon has recently confirmed that there are 2,000 U.S. troops deployed in Syria, but some units are reportedly ...
in Arizona Water Policy (Routledge, 2010) pp. 10–25. Grimm, Nancy B., and Charles L. Redman. "Approaches to the study of urban ecosystems: The case of Central Arizona—Phoenix." Urban ecosystems 7 (2004): 199–213. online; Haskett, Bert. "The Early History of the Cattle Industry in Arizona," Arizona Historical Review (October 1935), 6#1 pp ...