Spectacular red rocks - Sedona AZ is a photograph by Alexandra Till which was uploaded on December 27th, 2011.
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Spectacular red rocks - Sedona AZ
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Alexandra Till
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© Christine Till - CT-Graphics
Geologically, the history of Sedona began about 500 millions years ago. Over a period of 300 million years, the land was virtualy ocean bottom and coastal plain. Between 200 and 65 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed the land.
Human pre-history began in Sedona about 4000 years BC when hunter-gatherers roamed and settled in the area. Between 900 and 1350 AD, a more advanced civilization, known as the Sinagua, began building pueblos and cliff houses. By 1400 AD the pueblo builders had moved on, and at about the same time Yavapai and Apache peoples began to move in.
Around 3 million years ago, the Colorado Plateau uplifted. Since then, erosion by wind, rain and snowmelt has created Oak Creek Canyon and exposed the layers of sediment to form the spectacular red rock formations we now see in Sedona.
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December 27th, 2011