Chuck Place has a huge collection of high-quality photos that can be purchased or licensed for commercial use. His search engine will bring up any of his photos available for your subject. This page is the start for 337 photos of “ruins”. Some are south of the border, however a huge number are from the Southwest. You can also narrow the search by putting in the terms “Anasazi” or “Sinagua”. Click to enlarge the individual photos and a full description of the photo’s location will appear. I really like this man’s photos, partly because of their great quality and partly because he has personally been to these fantastic sites and that’s no small feat. Take a look and be dazzled.
915,000 royalty-free images. Search for “Arizona ruins” and discover 67 matches. This site is important if you want to purchase photos at extremely reasonable prices, basically $1 - $5 each. If you’re developing a website or creating archaeological bulletins, brochures, or journals, you might find what you need here.
A three-dimensional reconstruction of a “Great Kiva”, an architectural feature found in many Southwestern Anasazi archaeological sites. Chaco Canyon is one of the more remote ruins in the Southwest and requires a long dirt road commitment. It’s in the middle of nowhere, literally, and once you arrive you’ll realize that you could stay for days and only scratch the surface of what’s available to experience there. Plan on camping at least one night if you visit. The southern entrance is passable by normal cars as long as you have a bit of clearance, drive slowly, and avoid rainy conditions. It makes Chaco’s access much quicker from I – 40 to the south. The 3-D model on this website took its creators approximately three years of sporadic work to assemble. Take a stroll through time and explore the Kiva. It’s totally cool.
