Salmon Ruin Heritage Park

Salmon Ruin Heritage Park
The significance of this succession of occupations is displayed in the Heritage Park. Exhibits include Paleo-indian lithic artifacts, a Basketmaker Anasazi (their word) pithouse, forked-stick and cribbed-log Navajo hogans, Jicarilla Apache and Ute wickiups and teepees, and an historic trading post. Sheilah has written a interesting article about the sweat lodge.

The sociological definition of intelligence is the ability to adapt to environment. Keep in mind that the tribes of this area did not use the wheel, and that the available materials were a lot of adobe and a small supply of brush wood. This looks intelligent to me.

Sweat Lodge
Forked Stick Hogan

Not bad for sticks and mud.

Navajo Hogan

The door faces the rising sun.
Inside Navajo Hogan

Note vertical loom. A hogan industry.

Inside Navajo Hogan

Brush Shelter

Wikiup
Pit House

Root Cellar
Bunk House

The technology the new folks brought in is certainly impressive!

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