Yep, most of the construction was earth and wood. Good thing they had to do an antiquities study before they constructed the interstate there, or many of the artifacts they found there would have been lost.

Cool article! Funny, I read a book about the mound builderst about a month ago. The population density and wetter climate was not as benevolent to preserving the remains vs the puebloan buildings I suspect…

Thanks for the book suggesrion! I will have to add it to the list.

Greg Childs I believe? I know of the book..have to listen to the podcast. Many thanks for bringing it my attention!

http://www.radiolab.org/story/seed-jar/

It’s called House of Rain, besides the author coming across as a pretentious asshole and plugging in too much spiritual mumbo jumbo, it was a good compilation of Anasazi history.

He walks the route of the Anasazi through the southwest in the book and has some cringeworthy elitist thoughts on backpacking in there.

Your photo of the Great Kiva reconstruction made me think of a neolithic ruin found in Anatolia (although the lack of bulls’ horns is a major difference). A book I have called “Inside the Neolithic Mind” suggests that the way our brains work had us constructing similar objects across the world. To an extent, I suspect that must be true.

I really enjoy the Trail Show and was pleased to hear the Cape Wrath Trail getting a mention. Gilad Nachmani has got his work cut out for him if he is to hike it in 8 days because it isn’t easy. Beautiful, though.