POST #67

In this post as in earlier ones you can click the links for more interesting info and click on the photos for a larger view...

We are still here in Homolovi State Park, near Winslow AZ.  On Wednesday, April 8th we did some exploring.  There are several ruins of ancient Hopi villages in the are with two here in the park.

First we visited the ruins known as Homolovi #1...

Here are some photos of signs describing the ruins as you first enter...

There is not much left of the pueblos...they were abandoned over 600 years ago, in the vicinity of 1400 A.D...

For a video of the Homolovi Ruins from Arizona State Parks... Click >>> HERE

For an interesting video tour made by a tourist... Click >>> HERE ... 

These are interesting videos...highly recommend!

As we went through the ruins we saw thousands of shards of broken pottery...

Also found a lot of obsidian that they picked up nearby at the San Francisco Peaks Volcano Area and a flint like material they got thru trade I would guess....

 

The San Francisco Peaks are a volcanic mountain range in San Francisco Volcanic Field in north central Arizona, just north of Flagstaff and a remnant of the former San Francisco Mountain.  Only about 50 miles west of here...

The highest summit in the range, Humphreys Peak, is the highest point in the state of Arizona at 12,633 feet. (3,851 m) in elevation. The San Francisco Peaks are the remains of an eroded stratovolcano. Prior to its collapse due to a lateral eruption (similar to Mount St. Helens) to the northeast (around 200,000 years ago) and subsequent glacial erosion, the San Francisco Peaks fully matured elevation is estimated to have been around 16,000 feet.   We will be exploring that area in a week or so...

The ruins and artifacts were fascinating!....

If you are ever in the area check it out!

Until Next Time!