Allentown School District (ASD) Planetarium: Spring 2000 Astronomy-Archaeoastronomy Field Experience

Images and Thoughts about Astronomy
and Archaeoastronomy

El Morro: Pointing Out the Past, by Ronya Younes

A Zuni Today: Our Guide Andy Hustito, by Dereck Rivera and Paul Kantzaridis

On the Road Again with Mr. Becker, by Brandon Velivis and Sam Hopkins

This is the main rock formation at El Morro National Monument. It rises 200 feet to 7,460 feet above sea level.

This is our guide Andy Hustito, a Zuni Indian, who spoke to us about his culture and the history of El Morro before we took off on our hike (inset) to the summit.

El Morro’s attraction throughout earlier centuries has been this pool of water created by water runoff and snow melt.

This shows the scale of the rock face. El Morro is a cuesta, a long formation with a gentle upward slope that drops off abruptly at one end.

These are petroglyphs dating from the time of the ancient Anasazi and were carved at least 1,000 years ago. Throughout the years, the rock face has been a sort of bulletin board, with travelers carving their names and dates in the wall, as well as inscribing poems and pictures.

Woodpecker Rock is the name of this formation on El Morro. Can you tell why?

This is the ruins of the kiva, or sacred ceremonial building. It was built in the 13th century by the ancestors of the Zuni and Acoma people who inhabited the top of the rock formation. The remains of a hearth are in the center.

This is the top of El Morro. People, who can be seen at top left, give a sense of scale to the formation.

This is a sun pillar that occurred at sunset on our drive to Chaco Canyon, just south of White Horse. The pillar was formed by pencil-shaped ice crystals floating in layers in the atmosphere, above the horizon where the son just set. We added the people to the pretty picture just for fun. Gary A. Becker photo...

This is us! We’re writing some of the text on this Web site after breakfast at Chaco Canyon on May 1. From L to R, Ronya Younes, Lisandra Collazo, Rachel Harmony, Derick Rivera, and Paul Kantzaridis.

"We’re writing, too," notes Brandon Velivis, left. At right is Sam Hopkins, who has been taking almost all the other pictures. He used the timer on the group’s digital camera to get this shot of himself and Brandon. Later at Aztec National Monument, Sam, accidently fell into a kiva nearly harming himself, but destroying the camera. From that point on, Sam became known as "Kiva Boy."

	This is the main rock formation at El Morro National Monument. It rises 200 feet to 7,460 feet above sea level.
This is our guide Andy Hustito, a Zuni Indian, who spoke to us about his culture and the history of El Morro before we took off on our hike (inset) to the summit.
	El Morro’s attraction throughout earlier centuries has been this pool of water created by water runoff and snow melt.
This shows the scale of the rock face. El Morro is a cuesta, a long formation with a gentle upward slope that drops off abruptly at one end.
	These are petroglyphs dating from the time of the ancient Anasazi and were carved at least 1,000 years ago. Throughout the years, the rock face has been a sort of bulletin board, with travelers carving their names and dates in the wall, as well as inscribing poems and pictures.
Woodpecker Rock is the name of this formation on El Morro. Can you tell why?
	This is the ruins of the kiva, or sacred ceremonial building. It was built in the 13th century by the ancestors of the Zuni and Acoma people who inhabited the top of the rock formation. The remains of a hearth are in the center.
This is the top of El Morro. People, who can be seen at top left, give a sense of scale to the formation.
	This is a sun pillar that occurred at sunset on our drive to Chaco Canyon, just south of White Horse. The pillar was formed by pencil-shaped ice crystals floating in layers in the atmosphere, above the horizon where the son just set. We added the people to the pretty picture just for fun. Gary A. Becker photo...
This is us! We’re writing some of the text on this Web site after breakfast at Chaco Canyon on May 1. From L to R, Ronya Younes, Lisandra Collazo, Rachel Harmony, Derick Rivera, and Paul Kantzaridis.
	"We’re writing, too," notes Brandon Velivis, left. At right is Sam Hopkins, who has been taking almost all the other pictures. He used the timer on the group’s digital camera to get this shot of himself and Brandon. Later at Aztec National Monument, Sam, accidently fell into a kiva nearly harming himself, but destroying the camera. From that point on, Sam became known as "Kiva Boy."

Images and Thoughts about Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy

Images and Thoughts about Astronomy
and Archaeoastronomy