From fd290395440b9e59a79794270a2c6ce7ac2ab792 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 02:48:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] feat(en:Chuska Valley):Add geocoordinates, img, clarify location --- en.wikipedia.org/Chuska_Valley/article.txt | 38 +++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/en.wikipedia.org/Chuska_Valley/article.txt b/en.wikipedia.org/Chuska_Valley/article.txt index 5278d3f..640fdeb 100644 --- a/en.wikipedia.org/Chuska_Valley/article.txt +++ b/en.wikipedia.org/Chuska_Valley/article.txt @@ -1,19 +1,41 @@ -The '''Chuska Valley''' is a geographical region located in the northwestern portion of the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[New Mexico]]. Sitting atop the [[Colorado Plateau]] in the [[Four Corners]] region of the desert [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]], it is near both [[Chacra Mesa]] and [[Chaco Canyon]], which are noted for their [[Chacoan civilization|Chacoan]] [[Anasazi]] ruins. The Chaco Slope is differentiated from the neighboring [[Gobernador Slope]], [[Chaco Core]], and [[Chaco Plateau]] by distinct surface water drainage patterns and geological formations. These regions were first labelled by archaeologist [[Gwinn Vivian]].{{harvnb|Fagan|2005|pp=45–46}}. The valley is associated with the nearby [[Chuska Mountains]]. +[[File:ISS-64 Chuska Mountains, New Mexico.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Chuska Valley]] to the right (east) of the [[Chuska Mountains]] (vertical, center) as seen from the [[ISS]] in [[2020]].]] -== Citations == -{{reflist|1}} +The '''Chuska Valley''' is a geographical region located in the northwestern portion of the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[New Mexico]]. Although identified as a "valley" in archaeological literature, the region encompasses the eastern slope of the [[Chuska Mountains]], situated in their [[rain shadow]]. Sitting atop the [[Colorado Plateau]] in the [[Four Corners]] region of the desert [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]], it is near both [[Chacra Mesa]] and [[Chaco Canyon]], which are noted for their [[Chacoan civilization|Chacoan]] [[Anasazi]] ruins. The Chaco Slope is differentiated from the neighboring [[Gobernador Slope]], [[Chaco Core]], and [[Chaco Plateau]] by distinct surface water drainage patterns and geological formations. These regions were first labelled by archaeologist [[Gwinn Vivian]].{{harvnb|Fagan|2005|pp=45–46}}. -== References == -* {{Citation +== Citations == +{{Citation | last1 = Fagan | given1 = B | year = 2005 | title = Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society | publisher = Oxford University Press - | isbn = 0-19-517043-1 -}}. + | isbn = 0-19-517043-1 +}} + +== References == +{{reflist|30em|refs= + +{{cite book + |last1 = Vierra + |first1 = Bradley J + |last2 = Graves + |first2 = William M + |title = Bridging the basin: Land use and social history in the southern Chuska Valley + |year = 2014 + |publisher = Statistical Research, Inc + |volume = 4 + |chapter = Movement, persistence and identity in the Southern Chuska Valley + |quote = Most of the [Chuska] valley is situated along the eastern slope of the Chuska Mountains, within their rain shadow. + |url = https://www.dot.nm.gov/infrastructure/program-management/environmental-bureau-publications/cultural-resource-technical-series/ + |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230728014631/https://realfilef260a66b364d453e91ff9b3fedd494dc.s3.amazonaws.com/0abf4924-7123-4251-9b1c-7472af585e61?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJBKPT2UF7EZ6B7YA&Expires=1690510591&Signature=zb0eWovhxyASnqXuS6y%2FwNAm%2BbE%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Bridging%20the%20Basin%20Land%20Use%20and%20Social%20History%20in%20Southern%20Chuska%20Valley%20-%20Report%20Vol.%20IV.pdf%22&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf + |archive-date = 2023-07-28 + |url-status = live + |oclc = 880909621 +}} + +}} -{{coord missing|New Mexico}} +{{Coord|36.2|-108.7|display=title}} [[Category:Colorado Plateau]] [[Category:Valleys of New Mexico]] -- 2.30.2