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Tonto Natural Bridge

 

 

Tonto Natural Bridge, Payson, Arizona.

Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of a spring at the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park. The paleoenviron-mental history of the spring and wetland associated to it indicates water table fluctuations in response to effective moisture. Ostracode and mollusk assemblages alternate showing environmental change. Project sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation and EcoPlan, Inc.

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Geoarchaeology – Limnogeology – Environmental Sciences

 

 
 
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Ancient Canal Profile

An exposed cross section of an ancient canal shows centuries of deposition as well as layers of silt deposited during the canals operation. Information from the stratified samples present a clear picture of ancient life and agricultural practices to our trained experts!