Digging for the Past: The Secrets in Our Own Backyard
Keywords
Utah history, ancient American ruins, Wasatch Front archaeology
Abstract
The past surrounds us. Sometimes we just need to be informed or made aware of where to look or how to look. For example, we all could be forgiven if we thought that history along the Wasatch front was limited to the time period since the beginning with Mormon colonization. The idea that the past begins when the Mormons arrived here is reinforced as we drive along the Wasatch corridor of I-15. As we pass through each city, signs boasting of their own past stretching into Pioneer times beckoning visitors to a city’s historic cores. We may see signs with statements like “American Fork, Established in 1850” or “Provo, Established in 1849.”
These dates do feel like a long time ago, but they are just a blink of an eye compared to how long humans have been roaming the valleys and mountains of Utah. Not far off the stunning and incredible modern highway of I-15 lie the remains of hundreds of ancient American ruins, dating back 1000, 2000, 3000 years and perhaps even older!
Original Publication Citation
Digging for the Past: The Secrets in Our Own Backyard, Meridian Magazine, July 24, 2017.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Halverson, Taylor, "Digging for the Past: The Secrets in Our Own Backyard" (2017). Faculty Publications. 10068.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/10068
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2017
Publisher
Meridian Magazine
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Marketing
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