The word Patayan is a Hualapai word meaning “old people,” and is the term used by archeologists to discuss the archeological culture centered on the Lower Colorado River region of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada – among the hottest and driest regions of the Southwest - from about A.D. 700 to A.D. 1540.
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- Locations: Amistad National Recreation Area, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Big Bend National Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, more »
In the arid Southwest, water means life, and prehistorically, rivers were the lifelines of the people.
Last updated: March 28, 2018