Farmington Daily Times – Tower gives view into ancient history, By Lisa Meerts<\/p>\n
DOLORES, Colo. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“We didn’t anticipate finding what we’re interpreting as a wood and adobe tower on top of this knoll<\/strong>,” he said. “There’s nothing else like it that we know of.”<\/p>\n [Read it all<\/a>] <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Farmington Daily Times – Tower gives view into ancient history, By Lisa Meerts DOLORES, Colo. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 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 … Continue reading Unique Pre-Chacoan Tower<\/span>