Around 1100 CE—a good 400 years before Spanish conquistadors would first glimpse the Grand Canyon—Ancestral Puebloans tended terrace farms along the banks of the Colorado River. In order to store their crops during the rainy season, when floods might destroy food stores, and to keep animals from eating the harvest, they created the Nankoweap Granaries high up in the canyon walls.
Ancient storage in the Grand Canyon
Today in History
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Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
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Presidents Day
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Oktoberfest begins!
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Happy Juneteenth!
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International Archaeology Day
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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
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World Maritime Day
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