Archaeological People States Site United National Mexico Rock

One of the most impressive archaeological sites in the United States is Mesa Verde National Park, near the "Four Corners," where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah "meet" (Intersect). The National Park actually has more than 4,000 archaeological sites, and many of them are "cliff" (very steep, rocky sides of mountains) "dwellings" (homes) where the Pueblo people used to live between 600 and 1300 "AD" (anno domini; after the birth of Jesus Christ).

In New Mexico, Chaco "Canyon" (a deep valley between steep mountains, usually with a river flowing through it) has "ancient" (very old) rock structures, roads, and "rock art" (art painted onto rocks) that "date back to" (are from in time) between 900 and 1150 AD.

New Hampshire is home to "America's Stonehenge" (named after the more famous Stonehenge in England), also known as Mystery Hill, where there are several stone structures and "artificial" (made by humans, not by nature) "caves" (large open spaces inside a rock or mountain) that date back to the 17th century.

One interesting archaeological site that is "missing" (hasn't been found yet) is that of Roanoke "Colony" (a group of people from one country living in a new land far away), also known as "the lost colony," where 116 people disappeared from part of what is now known as North Carolina "without a trace" (without any indication of what happened, and without any indication of one's presence) in 1585. Many people have searched for the archeological site, but so far no one has found it.