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Last Post 5/19/2015 2:38 PM by  Kris Sigsbee
ancient observatores
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5/18/2015 10:25 AM
    megan m Are there any ruins of native indians in colorado that may have suggested ancient observatory or calculating methods of any strutures they built? thank you....
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    5/19/2015 2:38 PM

    Hi Megan,

    Hovenweep Castle near the Colorado-Utah state line may have been used as a sort of solar calendar. You can read more about it here

    http://sunearthday.nasa.g...hovenweep_castle.htm

    http://www.nps.gov/hove/index.htm

    Kris

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