Topock Maze

Topock Maze Archeological Site
Topock Maze is located in California
Topock Maze
Topock Maze is located in the United States
Topock Maze
Nearest cityNeedles, California
Coordinates34°42′57.48″N 114°29′51.93″W / 34.7159667°N 114.4977583°W / 34.7159667; -114.4977583
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
NRHP reference No.78000745[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1978

Topock Maze is an archaeological site located south of Interstate 40 near Needles, California. The site consists of numerous rows and groups of parallel lines; while hypothesized to be a geoglyph, the purpose, age, and creators of the lines are disputed. A 1908 report by Edward M. Curtis suggested that the site was built as some sort of maze or labyrinth, inspiring its name; however, later research has concluded that this was not the site's purpose. A 1978 study by Arda M. Haenszel proposed that the lines were prehistoric and had some sort of religious or ceremonial significance to the native Mojave people; this conclusion was supported by a 2005 study. Archaeologist Ruth Arlene Musser-Lopez published a study in 2011 which concluded that the lines were created recently, likely by gravel scraping operations during railroad construction in the 1880s; however, they were built over a preexisting prehistoric art site.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 5, 1978.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Musser-Lopez, Ruth Arlene (2011). ""Mystic Maze" or "Mystic Maize": The Amazing Archaeological Evidence" (PDF). SCA Proceedings. 25. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
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