Besh-ba-Gowah Ruins, in Globe, Arizona, are among the best of the many archaeological sites in the Southwest.  Here you can walk within the structures of a 700 year old Salado village.
   Globe lies at the eastern end of the Superstition Mountains, and can be reached from Phoenix via either the Apache Trail, or US Highway 60.
   The ruins are partially intact, and partially reconstructed, and there is a nice little museum on the site as well.  Some of the buildings are several stories tall.

If you want more information about the Superstition Mountains, near Globe, download these three FREE short GeoStories™ (PDF files, each <1MB):   Is the lure of Lost Gold is stronger than the lure of Found Gold? More than one thinks so. Gold Dust   One Piece at a Time       Somewhere in the shadow of Weaver's Needle, in the Superstition Mountains, lies the Lost Dutchman's Gold.   How did it get there?  The Needle, I mean.   If you think times here today are crazy, violent, and dangerous, read this and count your blessings.   Tuff Times

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