Travel Back 900 Years To A Desert Hub Of Trade, Ritual, And Ingenious Design
About this episode
The episode explores ancient trade routes and community life in the desert, focusing on Wukoki and Wupatki.
Let us know what's on your mind? We travel from Wukoki's sandstone perch to Wupatki's 100-room complex, tracing trade routes, desert farming, and the living science of a breathing blowhole. Along the way, we weigh preservation, oral histories, and how plazas and ball courts shaped community life. • Wukoki's defensive siting and sandstone construction • Site etiquette and why artifacts must stay put • Ripple marks as geology's timeline beneath pueblos • Wupatki as a trade hub linking north an...
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Host: Craig aka thenaturalmedic
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Places: Wukoki, Wupatki, desert
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