The book Ruins Seldom Seen (actually, the full title is Hiking Ruins Seldom Seen, but that's just not as catchy) is published by Falcon Publishing, which is owned by Globe Pequot Press.

The book contains detailed directions for hiking to about 40 prehistoric pueblos, cliff dwellings and rock art sites in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. The book also includes interpretive information (history) on each site, a chapter on ethics while visiting ruins, photography tips (to encourage people to take photos rather than potsherds), and more.

The criteria for an archaeological site to be featured in the book are as follows:

1) The site should be in a reasonably good state of preservation.

2) The site should be remotely located so that it makes a good hiking destination.

3) There should be no significant modern development in or around the site (e.g., fences, sidewalks, roads) or interpretive guides stationed at the site.

4) The site must be on public land.

5) The site should belong to one of the agriculturally based "high cultures" that thrived in the Southwest between roughly the year zero and A.D. 1400.

I must admit that in a few cases I got a little liberal with some of these criteria, but I stuck to them as best I could. While some ruins are located a little more "off the beaten path" than others, all the sites in the book are interesting, well worth the trip, and offer a great opportunity for outdoor recreation with an enhanced sense of discovery.

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