<< Text Pages >> Antelope Hill - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in United States in The Southwest
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Multi-periodSite Name: Antelope Hill Alternative Name: Cerro de Santa Cecilla del MetateCountry: United States Region: The Southwest Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Yuma, AZ
Latitude: 32.706000N Longitude: 114.0139W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient quarry in Yuma County, Arizona.This hill on the Gila River was the quarry for arkosic sandstone grinding stones found at multiple sites in the southwest. There are also petroglyphs.
The hill was a historic camping place for the explorer Juan Bautista de Anza.
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