Michael Royea - The Grand Circle Tour: A travel and reference guide to the American Southwest and the ancient peoples of the Colorado Plateau

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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages.

Maps, photographs, and illustrations by the author unless otherwise noted.

Part 1 (
Indian Reservations west of the Mississippi River. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

Part 2 (
Navajo riders in Canyon de Chelly, c. 1904. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Edward S. Curtis Collection, LC-USZ62-116676

Book design and composition by S. E. Livingston

The Grand Circle Tour
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abut: When two walls touch but are not attached to each other.

adobe: Mud mortar.

Anasazi: A group of people that inhabited the Colorado Plateau region and shared several cultural similarities, now mostly refered to as Ancestral Puebloans.

Ancestral Puebloans: Another name for the Anasazi.

antechamber: A small entrance and storage room attached to the south side of a pithouse.

archaeological site: An area that had been used by humans at some point in the past.

archaeo-astronomy: The study of ancient astronomy.

arroyo: A small gully with steep sides that is usually dry.

atlatl: A short stick or strap attached to the end of a spear and used to extend the length of the arm when throwing the spear.

backfill: To refill an excavation site when finished digging or to protect the site.

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