The two prominent buttes in the distance are called the Bears Ears. Several native American groups, including the Navajos, Utes, and Pueblos, consider this area sacred and include it in their oral traditions.
One of the more popular Navajo . . . — — Map (db m93095) HM
Stay and watch. This sculpture replicates prehistoric archaeoastronomy sites found in the Southwest and acts as a laboratory to chart the sun's yearly migration. Archaeoastronomy is the study of prehistoric cultural connections with the sun, moon, . . . — — Map (db m270674) HM
This location marks the second encounter of one of the last Indian uprisings in the United States. Posey and his Piute followers helped 2 young braves escape from the Blanding jail. At this site the pursuing posse closed in, Posey opened fire and . . . — — Map (db m95047) HM
Drought, shortened growing seasons, and late and early frosts caused tough times for Pueblo farmers, especially in southeastern Utah. In the early 1200s, villagers in Utah, including Edge of the Cedars Pueblo, probably moved short distances east to . . . — — Map (db m270677) HM
The Edge of the Cedars Pueblo actually consists of two villages, one dating to the late 800s and early 900s, the other to the late 1000s and mid-1100s.
The late village includes a "Chacoan" great house and great kiva. The powerful . . . — — Map (db m270439) HM
Parts of the great house, now excavated and stabilized, were buried under a mound of collapsed stone and wind-blown sand that accumulated for over 700 years. Prior to excavation, a 9-foot mound of rubble and earth stood here. This great pile of . . . — — Map (db m270682) HM
In front of you stands an excavated great house constructed in the mid-1000s common era (CE) and occupied until around 1150 CE. Its builders crafted rectangular rooms with wide masonry walls that supported a building that stood at least two stories . . . — — Map (db m270444) HM
Welcome to “Hovenweep.” It is a Paiute and Ute word meaning “deserted valley.” It was the name given this extraordinary place by pioneer photographer William H. Jackson, who visited here in 1874. It’s an apt description. As . . . — — Map (db m71464) HM
Kachina (Ka-cheé-na) Bridge was named for the Hopi kachina spirits which frequently displayed lightning snake symbols on their bodies. Similar snake patterns were carved by prehistoric people on the base of Kachina Bridge.
Kachina Bridge is the . . . — — Map (db m93017) HM
An untouched archaeology site is rich with potential discoveries. Even a broken piece of ancient pottery, called a potsherd, can provide clues about the past. For example, archaeologists often use painted pottery sherds on the ground surface to . . . — — Map (db m270684) HM
For over 1500 years, Ancestral Pueblo people built and used underground rooms. Archaeologists identify these features with the terms "pithouse" and "kiva," which distinguish different roofing systems. Pithouses, used from about 300 before common era . . . — — Map (db m270538) HM
Mule Canyon Ruin is an open Anasazi habitation site consisting of both above- and below-ground structures. This site was first occupied briefly in the Pueblo I time period (about A.D. 750) but the main occupation was during the Pueblo II and Pueblo . . . — — Map (db m95153) HM
Owachomo (O-wá-cho-mo) is a Hopi Indian word for rock mound. On the upper left side of the bridge is a rock outcrop which suggested the name for the bridge.
Owachomo Bridge looks different from either Sipapu or Kachina Bridge. Because Owachomo . . . — — Map (db m93094) HM
December 23, 1879 “The snow fell about eight inches...”
December 24, 1879 “... we had cooked the last food we had, consisting of a slap jack baked in a frying pan and about one inch thick.”
December 25, 1879 “ it was Christmas day 1879, which . . . — — Map (db m199568) HM
A canal was surveyed from Johnson Creek on Blue Mountain to White Mesa; in 1902-3 lots were staked for homes. Two years later Albert R. Lyman and Family pitched first tent and settled one block west of this site. In 1907 a tent school was . . . — — Map (db m95062) HM
Several names have been given to the bridges over the years. Sipapu (Seé-pa-pu) has had at least two other names—President and Augusta—but these were later changed. Cliff dwellings and rock art in the area reminded William Douglass, the . . . — — Map (db m93093) HM
Over 700 years ago, Little Ruin Canyon was the scene of a sizable ancestral Pueblo community. Sustained by a small spring at the head of the canyon and rainwater held behind check dams on the mesa top, they flourished in what we would consider a . . . — — Map (db m71468) HM
When Ancestral Pueblo people attended events at the great kiva, they probably brought local food and craft items to exchange for imported goods. In addition to the exchange of things, whole "libraries" of information came with these items. This . . . — — Map (db m270536) HM
Prior to surveyors setting the four Corners Monument this boundless land was inhabited by the Ancestral Puebloans, followed by the Dine, Ute and other indigenous people. Over time, this land was claimed by Spain, taken in war by Mexico, ceded to the . . . — — Map (db m36526) HM
In 1883, Cass Hite wandered up White Canyon from his mining claim on the Colorado River and “discovered” three stone bridges. He brought them to the attention of area residents and the scientific community. Nowhere else had three such . . . — — Map (db m132275) HM
Official outlet of ZCMI (Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution), "America's First Department Store". This building housed the Grayson City Co-op from 1918 to 1939 when the name was changed to Parley Redd Mercantile. Both companies were part of . . . — — Map (db m95063) HM
