The Edge of the Cedars has a pueblo settlement where Ancient Puebloans lived from 750 and 1300 AD.  It also has a museum with an extensive collection of artifacts and a huge database of petroglyphs and rock art.

If you saw this uneven ground, would you know there was an ancient pueblo village buried underneath it?  Maybe not until you started digging for some reason.

It has a kiva that you can climb down a ladder and go inside.

Inside felt very cool and cozy.  I could see how it was a sacred space being in the earth like that.

Like most settlements, the pueblo was built on a high point with an excellent vantage point.

Inside the museum are some very unusual artifacts such as this sash made from macaw feathers dated 1150 AD.  It was found in Canyonlands.  Macaws were brought to the area by traders from Mexico.  The feathers were strung together with yucca cord.

This is an animal effigy that was found by James Murray near Cedar Mesa.

This is what he saw when he first came upon it.

This is a necklace made from insect legs.

The walls of the museum are covered with reproductions of petroglyphs and rock art that exist in the four corners area.

There is a wealth of information here at Edge of the Cedars State Park in Blanding, Utah. Admission is $5 per person and they are open Monday through Saturday.

Steel and Plaster Sculpture by Joe Pachak