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Effigy Moundbuilders - Effigy Mounds National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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The holy city of Teotihuacan ('the place where the gods were created') is situated some 50 km north-east of Mexico City. Built between the 1st and 7th centuries A.D., it is characterized by the vast size of its ...

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Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco

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Xochicalco is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a fortified political, religious and commercial centre from the troubled period of 650-900 that followed the break-up of the great Mesoamerican states ...

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Mayan

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This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatán peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples have left their mark on the city. The Maya and Toltec vision of the ...

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Mayan

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Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque

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A prime example of a Mayan sanctuary of the classical period, Palenque was at its height between AD 500 and 700, when its influence extended throughout the basin of the Usumacinta River. The elegance and ...

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Mound builders

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Ocmulgee National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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Welcome to Ocmulgee National Monument. This park is a prehistoric American Indian site. American Indians first came here during the Paleo-Indian period hunting Ice Age mammals. Many different American Indian cultures occupied this land for thousands of years. Around 900 CE, the Mississippian Period began. They constructed mounds for their elite, which remain today.

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Nez Perce National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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nez perce, american indians, america's stories, colonization, settlement

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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

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Moundbuilders

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History & Culture - Effigy Mounds National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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Pre-Contact - Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (U.S. National Park Service)

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Through their cultural traditions and values, American Indians retain knowledge of ways of life prior to the arrival of Europeans. By combining this knowledge with the research of archaeologists, scientists, anthropologists and historians, it has been possible to reconstruct an image of the Chesapeake region before the arrival of English settlers, known as "pre-contact."

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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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13,000 years ago this site was already well-known by mammoth hunters as a place to get the best stone for their tools. Centuries passed but the colorful flint found right here in the Texas panhandle never lost its value and usefulness.

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Southwest/Pueblo

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For over 700 years, the Ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesas and in the cliffs of Mesa Verde. Today, the park protects the rich cultural heritage of 26 Pueblos and Tribes and offers visitors a spectacular window into the past. This World Heritage Site and International Dark Sky Park is home to over a thousand species, including several that live nowhere else on earth.

Learn more about what to do when visiting Mesa Verde this summer.

Last updated: June 13, 2023

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Mesa Verde National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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For over 700 years, the Ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesas and in the cliffs of Mesa Verde. Today, the park protects the rich cultural heritage of 26 Pueblos and Tribes and offers visitors a spectacular window into the past.

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Moundbuilders

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Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Southwest/Pueblo

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History & Culture - Hovenweep National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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The first historic reports of the abandoned structures at Hovenweep were made by W.D. Huntington, the leader of a Mormon expedition into southeast Utah in 1854. The name "Hovenweep" is a Paiute/Ute word meaning "Deserted Valley" which was adopted by pioneer photographer William Henry Jackson in 1874. In 1917-18, J.W.

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Southwest/Pueblo

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Bandelier National Monument protects over 33,000 acres of ruggedly beautiful canyon and mesa country. Petroglyphs, dwellings carved into the soft rock cliffs, and standing masonry walls pay tribute to the early days of a culture that still survives in the surrounding communities. Read More

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Bandelier National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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Bandelier National Monument protects over 33,000 acres of ruggedly beautiful canyon and mesa country. Petroglyphs, dwellings carved into the soft rock cliffs, and standing masonry walls pay tribute to the early days of a culture that still survives in the surrounding communities.

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Southwest/Pueblo

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History & Culture - Canyon de Chelly National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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Canyon de Chelly National Monument was authorized in 1931 by President Herbert Hoover in large measure to preserve the important archeological resources that span more than 4,000 years of human occupation. The monument encompasses approximately 84,000 acres of lands located entirely on the Navajo Nation with roughly 40 families residing within the park boundaries.

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Southwest/Pueblo

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History & Culture - Chaco Culture National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)