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Tuzigoot [ruins between Cottonwood and Clarkdale Arizona]
Examiner.com ^ | July 9, 2010 | Deborah J. Nelson

Posted on 07/15/2010 8:33:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

It is said that the first structure was built around A.D. 1000, by an ancient culture known as the Sinagua, also known as the Anasazi.

The Sinagua's were obviously aware of its greatness, as this is where they built their homes and thrived off of the land. They were agriculturalists with trade connections that spanned hundreds of miles. They hunted game and gathered seeds and nuts to sustain themselves.

By studying petroglyphs, artifacts, and comparatives of indigenous and Hopi groups, Archaeologists and anthropologists describe Sinagua rituals as being closely related to the flora and fauna of the area.

They utilized surrounding wild desert plants for practical and medical purposes. Stems and branches were used for fiber, fruits and flowers for food and roots for soap.

The Sinagua's molded nature around them in a peaceful way without destroying it and mixed freely with other cultures. They adapted to a harsh environment, using natures rocks, boulders, water sources, flora and fauna.

Know one knows what happened to the Sinagua's, as they just mysteriously disappeared around 1400.

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1 posted on 07/15/2010 8:33:44 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 07/15/2010 8:36:23 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Bookmarked


3 posted on 07/15/2010 8:38:43 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican ("During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." --Orwell)
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To: SunkenCiv
...Archaeologists and anthropologists describe Sinagua rituals as being closely related to the flora and fauna of the area. They utilized surrounding wild desert plants for practical and medical purposes. Stems and branches were used for fiber, fruits and flowers for food and roots for soap.

What was their other choice?

4 posted on 07/15/2010 8:43:03 PM PDT by TigersEye (Greenhouse Theory is false. Totally debunked. "GH gases" is a non-sequitur.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Are you suggesting we take vacation here to support Arizona? Suits me!:)

Seriously, Colorado plateau environs are my special area that I love best. I can’t remember if we actually went to Tuzigoot or just many places like it.


5 posted on 07/15/2010 8:43:56 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (with love, from me, to you)
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To: SunkenCiv

6 posted on 07/15/2010 8:46:20 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (fair dinkum!)
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To: La Enchiladita

Have you ever been to Canyon de Chelley? Probably the most beautiful canyon in Arizona, if not the entire United States.


7 posted on 07/15/2010 8:47:28 PM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (****************************Stop Continental Drift**)
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To: SunkenCiv

“The Sinagua’s molded nature around them in a peaceful way without destroying it and mixed freely with other cultures. They adapted to a harsh environment, using natures rocks, boulders, water sources, flora and fauna.”

Ahhh, ain’t that sweet. I bet they were advisors to the UN on child safety issues, womens issues and environmental conservation.

PUKE... P.C. crap everywere you go.


8 posted on 07/15/2010 8:49:06 PM PDT by DariusBane (Even the Rocks shall cry out "Hobamma to the Highest")
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To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL

Yes, I most certainly have. Still have the t-shirt with rock art (petroglyph) designs on it, too. Spider Woman rock is unbelievable. We camped there and left too soon....


9 posted on 07/15/2010 8:52:22 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (with love, from me, to you)
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To: TigersEye

Basha’s?
:^)


10 posted on 07/15/2010 8:53:08 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (with love, from me, to you)
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To: TigersEye

Walmart?


11 posted on 07/15/2010 8:53:17 PM PDT by razorback-bert (Some days it's not worth chewing through the straps.)
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To: TigersEye
What was their other choice?

They apparently had a fondness for long pig.

12 posted on 07/15/2010 8:56:56 PM PDT by kitchen (One battle rifle for each person, and a spare for each pair.)
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To: La Enchiladita

Best quality chorizo I know of. Loads of pastries too. Not sure if I am daring enough to go back to Nogales again though. I’ll have to hope the Basha’s in Safford is still under U.S. control the next time I get down there.


13 posted on 07/15/2010 8:59:53 PM PDT by TigersEye (Greenhouse Theory is false. Totally debunked. "GH gases" is a non-sequitur.)
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To: SunkenCiv

If you’re not up to hiking around, this is a lovely way to see the Verde Valley:

http://www.verdecanyonrr.com/


14 posted on 07/15/2010 9:00:02 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: razorback-bert

I know it’s an institution but I don’t think Walmart goes back that far.


15 posted on 07/15/2010 9:01:47 PM PDT by TigersEye (Greenhouse Theory is false. Totally debunked. "GH gases" is a non-sequitur.)
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To: TigersEye

See what happens when you ask a question: you get answers!!


16 posted on 07/15/2010 9:07:44 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (with love, from me, to you)
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To: La Enchiladita
Ask and ye shall receive! lol

If they had had a Basha's back then they would still be here. Their cholesterol levels would be out of sight but they would still be here.

17 posted on 07/15/2010 9:25:23 PM PDT by TigersEye (Greenhouse Theory is false. Totally debunked. "GH gases" is a non-sequitur.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Know No one knows what happened to the Sinagua's, as they just mysteriously disappeared around 1400.

Same with the Mogollons up in the higher country. They were marginal folk who lived on the periphery, and were easily displaced by very violent, ganglike immigrants crossing the border from down in Mexico around that time.

The Sinaguas, Anasazi and Mogollons should have taken better control of their southern border.

18 posted on 07/15/2010 10:08:14 PM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great... ...until it happens to YOU.)
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To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL

Yes, Canyon de Chelly (pronounced “shay”) is awesome — Sedona on steroids. It’s Indian land so you have to pay a toll to go in with an Indian guide, but it’s well worth it.


19 posted on 07/15/2010 10:08:19 PM PDT by AZLiberty (Yes, Mr. Lennon, I do want a revolution.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Went to visit this place several years ago. It’s a pretty extensive and well preserved layout, and you can get up close and personal. I’d love to go back.


20 posted on 07/15/2010 10:46:47 PM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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