Archaeologists hope a major site in Utah holds can explain cultural changes that occurred in the Southwest several hundred years ago.

Around 1300 A.D., ancestors of tribes in present-day Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico started to move to more formidable areas, such as rock cliffs. A drought and the presence of other tribes may have played a role in the shift.

Archaeologists think clues can be found at the Range Creek site in Utah. The former ranch was recently transferred to state and federal ownership. Several tribes are being consulted about the work that is going to take place there.

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