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Montezuma Well
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jun 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 5
Montezuma Well submitted by davidmorgan on 26th May 2009. Montezuma Well. Photo by JW.
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Log Text: Beautiful oasis with cliff dwellings all around. It is also close to other ancient sites.
Montezuma Castle
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jun 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Montezuma Castle submitted by thecaptain on 25th May 2009. Montezuma Castle, on a hot day in November 1990.
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Log Text: My first cliff dwelling! Simply amazing. I have seen many after it but Montezuma Castle is one of my favorites.
Tuzigoot Monument
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jun 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Tuzigoot Monument submitted by thecaptain on 26th May 2009. Tuzigoot Monument, pueblo built by the Sinagua culture.
Nov 1990.
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Log Text: Site in pretty good shape containing some reconstructed chambers where you can admire and feel what the original inhabitants felt. A must see place. A bit windy too.
Puerco Pueblo Petroglyphs
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Puerco Pueblo Petroglyphs submitted by thecaptain on 20th May 2009. Bird and Frog petroglyph, possibly part of Newspaper Rock, its certainly in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
From a visit in November 1990.
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Log Text: We visited this place exactly on the Summer Solstice day and witnessed the sun dagger around 9AM.
Newspaper Rock (Petrified Forest)
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Newspaper Rock (Petrified Forest) submitted by thecaptain on 20th May 2009. I believe that this is Newspaper Rock, its certainly in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
From a visit in November 1990.
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Log Text: We explored this place from the parking lot using a 300mm lens.
Hovenweep - Square Tower
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 30th Nov 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Hovenweep - Square Tower submitted by jeffrep on 9th Nov 2012. Hovenweep. Close-Up of Square Tower.
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Log Text: Amazing collection of ruins near the 4 corner area. For best light visit early morning or late evening. The "castle tower" also acts as a summer and winter solstice marker.
Mesa Verde
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 29th Nov 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Mesa Verde - Cliff Palace submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2008. Mesa Verde - The Cliff Palace. September 2005
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Log Text: We visited this park during winter time but fortunately some of the ruins were still accessible and open. Look for the guided tours and also visit early morning to avoid the crowds.
Chaco Culture NHP
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 28th Nov 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Chaco Culture NHP - Pueblo Bonito submitted by bat400 on 25th May 2012. Pueblo Bonito Great House, taken from the cliff edge directly north of the site. Photo by bat400, April 2012.
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Log Text: Superb ambience and lots of kivas to see and explore. We've done the loop plus the trail to the supernova pictograph in just one day.
Petroglyph Nat. Mon.
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 1st Dec 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Petroglyph Nat. Mon. submitted by mfrincu on 17th May 2015. One of the many petroglyph panels at Piedras Marcadas in Albuquerque.
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Log Text: Literary hundreds of petroglyphs in two sites few kms of each other. Some show signs of vandalism. Be sure to arrive early in the morning to see some wildlife too.
Three Rivers Petroglyphs
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 27th Nov 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Three Rivers Petroglyphs submitted by RBE on 12th Nov 2011. Face
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Log Text: Hundreds of beautiful petroglyphs and even an ancient site to visit.
Bighorn Medicine Wheel
Date Added: 24th Jun 2015
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: United States (The Northwest Mountains)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Bighorn Medicine Wheel submitted by bat400 on 26th Aug 2006. This sun wheel cairn arrangement is in the Bighorn National Forest, on Medicine Mountain. The fencing discourages casual vandals. Many visitors leave offerings.
Photo by bat400, June 2001.
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Log Text: I visited this place aiming to catch the summer solstice sunrise and sunset here. While it was cloudy for the sunset the sunrise offered a magnificent view and the stone alignment was perfectly visible.
Legend Rock
Date Added: 24th Jun 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Northwest Mountains)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Legend Rock submitted by mfrincu on 25th Jun 2015. Petroglyph panel at Legend Rock. Some of the drawings are 10,000 years old.
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Log Text: The place is open May through September. Outside this interval a key is needed from the Chamber of Commerce in Thermopolis. The site contains 15 petroglyph panels each explained in the free brochure. There is some damage to some but not considerable.
Pictograph Caves
Date Added: 24th Jun 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: United States (The Northwest Mountains)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2015. My rating: Ambience 4 Access 4
Pictograph Caves submitted by Flickr on 15th Jul 2015. Pictograph_Cave_09 Image copyright: koloth440, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Log Text: Unfortunately when I got here the cave was closed due to some rock slides. It was due for reopening by mid July. Hopefully the cave itself was not damaged.
Newark Earthworks - Octagon
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2015
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Newark Earthworks - Octagon submitted by durhamnature on 26th Jan 2013. Old drawing from "Mississippi Valley..." via archive.org
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Log Text: The entire place is a golf course which may contribute to its damage. There is a small platform from where you can see part of the octagon and observatory circle but it is too short. It should be at least as tall as the one at the Serpent Mound (another site). From the platform you can best view the passage way between the circle and the octagon.
Newark Earthworks - Great Circle
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2015
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Newark Earthworks submitted by aluta on 29th Apr 2005. A view from the center of the Great Circle Earthwork at Newark, Ohio, looking through the only entrance toward the museum on the grounds. The photo is taken from the low, broken-cross-shaped mound in the center. It is very difficult to get photos that give any sense of the whole at an earthwork this large.
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Log Text: Unfortunately the site does not have a platform to view at least parts of it such as the Eagle mound in the center. However the visitor center does have some nice films and exhibits.
Serpent Mound, Ohio
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2015
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Serpent Mound, Ohio submitted by durhamnature on 26th Jan 2013. Old photo, from "Mound Builders..." via archive.org
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Log Text: Excellent preserved. The tall platform offers a great view of the mound except for the tail and part of the head. The alignments with the Sun and Moon are clearly marked. The museum offers a nice collection of books and souvenirs as well as a 20 minute movie.
Hopewell Culture National Historic Site
Date Added: 5th Jul 2015
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: United States (Great Lakes Midwest)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Hopewell Culture National Historic Site submitted by bat400 on 27th May 2006. Hopewell Culture NHP, Mound City Group.
Inside the main enclosure, this is a view looking toward the west. The large mound farthest back is the "Central Mound," the largest of the group. Closer is an elliptical mound, and a smaller conical mound is closest.
* The "Central Mound" was erected over the remains of two timber buildings with 13 cremated burials. Artifacts found included falcon effigies cut from copper sheets and fragments of human skull that had been cut and drilled (perhaps ...
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Log Text: Rangers are very helpful and answer all questions. There is also a 20 minute film giving an overview of the culture.
Tabula Traiana
Date Added: 18th Aug 2015
Site Type: Carving
Country: Serbia
Visited: Yes on 17th Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Tabula Traiana submitted by mfrincu on 18th Aug 2015. Tabula Traiana on the shores of Danube as seen from the boat.
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Log Text: A short 10 minute boat trip from the Romanian side took me to this ancient monument.
Sarmizegetusa Regia citadel
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Romania
Visited: Yes on 1st Aug 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Sarmizegetusa Regia citadel submitted by AlexHunger on 8th Jul 2007. East Gate of Dacian Citadel in Romania
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Log Text: One of the most mysterious places in Romania. The Dacians have left here a wonderful example of their skills and knowledge. Part of the complex, especially the wooden pillars in the great circle were reconstructed for a movie shot in the 1980s.
Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel
Date Added: 17th May 2015
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Romania
Visited: Yes on 1st Aug 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel submitted by AlexHunger on 10th Jul 2007. Stairwell leading up to lower tower or garisson at Dacian Hillfort in Romania.
This is the most accessible of the 5 Dacian Hillforts I visited. You can drive up to the 200 Meters away to it.
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Log Text: The initial Dacian capital. There are few fortified houses visible as well as a religious sanctuary.