Archaeological Sites
Hovenweep
Ancestral Puebloan · 1200 to 1300 CE · Utah, Colorado border
UnsolvedThe prize. Ancestral Puebloan stone towers
Where. Utah, Colorado border
Status. Unsolved
Where. Utah, Colorado border
Status. Unsolved
The account
Multi-story masonry towers clustered around canyon-head springs, built just before the late-1200s depopulation.
Leads, where the trail points now
- Pin down the most specific last-known position in the record before going; the search centers on Utah, Colorado border.
- What you are chasing is Ancestral Puebloan stone towers. Work the documented record of Hovenweep back to primary sources and separate what is attested from folklore.
- PROTECTED federal land (Antiquities Act/ARPA); backcountry site locations are often legally shielded.
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