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by Kenneth J. Zoll (Author)
The Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark site was built and occupied by the Mogollon culture in northeastern Arizona from about C.E. 1250 to 1400. A study of the cultural astronomy of the site was conducted from 2008 to 2011. The previously observed “solstice observatory” feature was found to have been used for solar sunset observations. In addition several rock art features were found to be astronomical seasonal markers.
Author Biography
Ken Zoll is the Treasurer of the Verde Valley Archaeology Center in Camp Verde, Arizona. He is the past President of the Verde Valley Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society in Sedona (2008-2011) and is a site steward with the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office. Ken is also a volunteer docent at the cultural heritage sites in the Red Rock District of the Coconino National Forest. Ken is foremost a researcher in ancient astronomy for the Coconino National Forest, and is the co-founder of the Conference on Archaeoastronomy of the American Southwest. Ken has authored several articles on his archaeoastronomy fieldwork and has published his discoveries at the V Bar V Heritage Site in Sinagua Sunwatchers: An Archaeoastronomy Survey of the Sacred Mountain Basin.
Number of Pages: 34 Dimensions: 0.09 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: February 07, 2012
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