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Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

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Banner photo by Bob Wick, BLM, via Wikimedia Commons

Located in southwestern Colorado in the Four Corners region, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is a rich archaeological landscape that helps to tell over 10,000 years of human history. Visitors today will be able to view petroglyphs, kivas, and several masonry structures left by those who lived here centuries before.

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Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

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Type of place:
Cultural landscape representing Ancestral Puebloan and other Native American cultures.
Ownership:
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Telephone:
(970) 882-5600
Email:
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Website:
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Hours:
9-5 March-October; 10-4 November-February
Entrance fee:
No

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