Archaeology / Paleontology

[May 2017 update: The Trump administration is placing Canyons of the Ancients National Monument under review for possible removal from the National Landscape Conservation System, which would [...]

Originally published in November 2008; updated May 2023 Ten miles from Cortez, Colorado, is the Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum, the a gateway into Canyons of the Ancients [...]

Hovenweep National Monument is a magical place, especially on a clear, sunny day in late September. The ancient,  multistory towers of Hovenweep are perched along canyon rims and balanced on [...]

Originally posted on October 9, 2016 Every year, National Fossil Day is observed by the National Park Service during mid-October. There’s no better place to celebrate it than in the massive [...]