March 20, 2012
The Verde Salt Mine produced one of the few trade goods available to the Sinagua people that could be bargained for other trade goods from other cultures throughout the Southwest. Trade items like pottery and baskets produced by the Sinagua were, for the most part, plain in both color and design.
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A taste of seasons past at the Camp Verde Salt Mine
Part 3: Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month
CAMP VERDE - At its best, archaeology is an inexact science. And in places like the American Southwest, where there was no written language, its level of certainty only gets worse.Nevertheless, given enough evidence, conclusions can be made.
By Steve Ayers
March 20, 2012