In this stunning diptyque, Trevor Paglen combines a geological photograph of ancient ruins with an astronomical view of a spacecraft in perpetual geosynchronous orbit. As indicated by the title, the ...

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New evidence may prove that the Anasazi cliff dwellers went farther south than previously believed. Two archeologists excavating a ruin near Truth or Consequences said that they may have uncovered one ...

But for the occasional croak of a lone raven, the silence engulfing us was absolute, said David Roberts in National Geographic Traveler. High above us, on a ledge “defended by 60 feet of relentlessly ...

At the edge of a cliff where we found our first water glyph. It was on Lost Creek Mountain that I saw my first water glyph. This is a type of petroglyph that is on the ground, unlike most Indian art, ...

The early Anasazi -- On top of the mesa -- Life among the Anasazi -- Moving to the cliffs -- Mysteries and discoveries -- Conclusion Summary Discusses the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, Colorado, and ...

For 1,000 years, long before Columbus, the Anasazi Indians were lords of what's now the American Southwest. Their civilization was as complex and sophisticated as that of the Mayans. Then, apparently ...

Carved into the sandstone cliffs of the American Southwest are remnants of ancient civilizations that spark the imaginations of hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. These cliff dwellings are ...