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Solstice sunrises at this place’s outlying Wijiji building were photographed by G. B. Cornucopia. In a term coined by Cynthia Irwin-Williams, this place’s “phenomenon” denotes a cultural flourishing of the 11th century CE. “Horseshoes” thought to be shrines or smoke signal sites line the perfectly straight roads that emanate from (-5[1])this place, like the “Great North” one. Theorists of this site’s “meridian,” like (-5[1])Stephen Lekson, hold that Aztec Ruins and Paquimé were built to (*) align with it on a north–south axis. (-5[1])Near this site, Anna Sofaer documented a spiral petroglyph called the (10[1])Sun Dagger (-5[1])that may track an 18.6-year lunar cycle. T-shaped doors and imported timber roof beams characterize this site’s “Great Houses,” such as Pueblo Bonito, which influenced Mesa Verde to its north. (10[4])For 10 points, Fajada Butte looms over what Ancestral Pueblo archaeological (10[1])site, a canyon in New Mexico? (10[1])■END■ (10[4]0[1])

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