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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29GE_fajada-butte_Nageezi-NM.html
Fajada Butte dominates the landscape. Exposed rock layers reveal the regions geologic and human history.
Cliff House Sandstone forms the upper layer with deposits of fossil shells, clams, shark teeth, and marine sand. Menefee Formation forms th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29GD_ancient-astronomers_Nageezi-NM.html
Atop Fajada Butte Chacoan skywatchers commemorated the movement of the sun and the seasons. Sunlight passed between three boulder slabs onto a spiral petroglyph to mark the sun's position on the summer solstice, winter solstice, and the equinoxes.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29GC_chaco-a-world-heritage-site_Nageezi-NM.html
Chaco Culture was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Chaco Canyon was a major cultural center between 850 and 1250 CE, and is remarkable both for its monumental architecture and its status as a center of trade, politics, and cerem…