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Casa Malpaís is an archaeological site of the Ancient Pueblo Peoples located near the town of Springerville, Arizona. The site is a nationally recognized archaeological site〔(Ancient Mogollon (Western Pueblo) Solstice And Equinox, Sun Watch Station And Ruins: "Casa Malpais" Archaeological Park ) at delange.org〕 and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.〔 ==Description== Casa Malpaís was built around 1260 and was inhabited until about 1400, meaning that the site dates from the Pueblo III to the Pueblo IV Era.〔 It is one of the latest dated Mogollon sites. The name Casa Malpaís has been misinterpreted to mean House of the Badlands, but the name actually refers to the type of volcanic vesicular basalt rock, or Malapi, which the site is built upon. The Springerville volcanic field contains over 400 volcanoes within a fifty mile radius of Springerville, making it the third largest volcanic field in the continental United States.〔(Coronado Trail Scenic Byway: Casa Malpais Indian Ruins and Archaeological Park, AZ ), National Scenic Byways Program〕 Unique and unusual features characterize the site. The Great Kiva, painstakingly constructed of volcanic rock, is the centerpiece. A steep basalt staircase set into a crevice of the high basalt cliff wall leads to the top of the mesa. Both the Hopi and Zuni Indian tribes still consider Casa Malpaís a sacred ancestral place. The site is at an elevation of 7,000 feet and the pueblo is perched atop terraces on front of basalt cliffs. These cliffs were formed from lava flow from an ancient volcano. Around 1240, a 60 room pueblo, solar calendar, and Great Kiva were built by the people. The site was believed to be abandoned by 1350. 〔(), America's Byways〕 Artifacts were excavated and collected over time. The Casa Malpaís collection includes 156 boxes of potsherds and other artifacts from the ruins. Special butterfly collection. Most of the artifacts found in the 1990s are displayed in the Casa Malpaís museum.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://cip.azlibrary.gov/Institution.aspx?InsID=117 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Casa Malpaís」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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