Well my partners are all busy.  Greg is riding his new horse and 
Mike is rock hunting in north Texas.  It's a great Sunday the 
spring weather has broken and I am bound to explore.  The picture 
above is the entry to what we call the badlands.  This area has 
two know Anastazi areas in the basin and a sky village up on 
Fillippe mesa.  This badland area use to be "drive thru" area.  
On one occasion we stopped to find once again.... Its all here!  
I am going to an area I call coyote rock.  Its been in snow for 
the last six months and not a safe place to climb.  Take a look 
at the picture of coyote rock.  This looks like a coyote sitting 
next to the rock on the ledge.  





The canyon I am exploring alone is deep with two water falls 
at the end.  To me it is obvious that they would use this area 
because of the ponds and creeks created by the falls. 



You can see the fall at the end and if you look close you can see 
something else.  I made my way through the cholla field to get a 
closer view of the rocks
Ahead. 


These type of canyon walls are great for ammonites and other fossils.  
The erosion here is dramatic.  Large quantities of water use to be 
in this area.  I could now see the primitive hunting blind just 
ahead of me.  It was in a perfect location.  All animals in the 
area would come past this blind making their way to the water 
holes at the end of the canyon.  



The hunter had completed the rock walls with boulders the size of 
basket balls.  I do not know if this structure had a roof of vigas 
or not.  It is well suited for a roof and provides a large area of 
protection.  Was the original builder the Anastazi or a cowboy?  
I don't know for sure.  It looks a lot like the original Anastazi 
blind near the main village located about 4 miles from this spot.  
I think it is Anastazi and could used by everyone after them.  
I found no sign of modern use at all.  This leads me to believe 
it is just Anastazi. 






This is a unique place as there are no signs of later use at all.  
I decided to spend more than my normal 5 minutes at the location 
and to attempt to look close.  I found a partial ammonite.  One 
piece of worked obsidian.  Then I noticed a very colorful segment 
of pottery.  I had not found one with these type of designs or colors.  
Red, cream, and black.  The design is quite complex.  I then turned 
up a horn or tooth of some kind.  It has a outer coating of bone 
or scale and the tip is broken.  I could see it in use as a knife 
or dagger at some time.  I plotted the aim and shot of an arrow or 
spear and went to the spot where the creeks crossed in front of the 
blind.  There I found the end of a rose quartz point.  



The next point I found is the strangest I have seen.  Mind you 
I have not seen that many.  It has about 200 chip marks and 
makes a 2.5" point.  The difference is that it is not a typical 
blade point.  It is diamond shaped cutting edge for about 2" 
then broadens out to fit a shank or shaft.  It reminds me of a 
gig point that is used for frogs or fish.  If anyone knows about 
this point please email me and give me some input.
(THANKS TO THE INPUT WE KNOW IT IS A DRILL)



The ammonites bleed out of large clay balls in the sides of 
the canyon walls.  I have many specimen of the ball broken 
revealing the ammonite inside.  



There is a large cave just behind and across from the blind.



Lots of critters around the area.



On the way out of the area I stopped at an open area with about 
7 foundations around the area.  I call this area the settlement 
as there are many signs of cowboys and tin cans.  Most of the 
blocks came from an Anastazi building a half mile away near a 
water run off area.



Near one of the foundations there are what seems to be two graves.








You can bearly make out the Anastazi building near the cowboy 
round up pen.



All and All it was a great day.  For six hours I did not 
see a person.  What I did see were lots of people layered 
over each other for thousands of years.  They all had the 
same primal attractions:  Find food, Find water, make shelter 
near by.  Using this formula I know how to find them again.











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