The Verde Valley Archaeology Center recently received a sizable land donation that will one day be the site of large museum complex.
The land also is known to contain at least eight ancient pit houses built by the Sinagua people, inhabitants of the area who disappeared from the Verde Valley in the 15th century.
Pit houses were a common structure that were set down into the ground.
The property, around 15 acres near Homestead Parkway, was mostly donated by developer Scott Simonton.
Several years ago, when Simonton was looking at the land for potential development, he had hired a private archaeology firm to explore the area to see what might be there that could be impacted by any new construction.
To read the full story, see the Wednesday, Oct. 15, edition of The Camp Verde Journal.
