Farmington Daily Times – Tower gives view into ancient history, By Lisa Meerts
DOLORES, Colo. — Archaeological research caused by construction of the Animas-La Plata Project, a dam and reservoir in Durango, could lead to more understanding about the historic inhabitants of the Four Corners.
James Potter, project director of the environmental consulting firm SWCA INC., spent four years excavating a 2.5 mile-long and 1.5 mile-wide site in Ridges Basin. What he found at a place called Sacred Ridge surprised him and other archaeologists.
“We didn’t anticipate finding what we’re interpreting as a wood and adobe tower on top of this knoll,” he said. “There’s nothing else like it that we know of.”