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Greywacke brick lines stand out at Aztec Ruins National Monument
Original: The two parallel lines of dark grey-green greywacke sandstone bricks are a unique feature at Aztec Ruins National Monume
Visitors are highlighting a distinctive feature at Aztec Ruins National Monument in New Mexico: two parallel lines of dark grey-green greywacke sandstone bricks. The stones were once hidden beneath an outer layer of adobe, meaning the Ancestral Puebloan residents would never have seen them exposed as they appear today. The detail is drawing interest from people curious about ancient construction techniques and how the ruined walls originally looked.
Why now: Striking photography and historical detail about the monument's unique greywacke brickwork are circulating among travel and archaeology enthusiasts.
Aztec Ruins National MonumentNew MexicoAncestral Puebloans
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- The two parallel lines of dark grey-green greywacke sandstone bricks are a unique feature at Aztec Ruins National Monument.* Originally, the wall would have had an outer layer of adobe so the greywacke bricks would not have been visible when the living occupied the site. *The… · elaterite@mastoart.social · 8
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