Fresnal Canyon
Encyclopedia
Fresnal Canyon is a major landform
feature within the Baboquivari Mountains in the southwestern part of North America. This locale has been a notable place for archaeological
recovery of pre-ceramic Native American
habitation. This canyon has a number of native flora and fauna, including presence of the Elephant tree, Bursera microphylla
.
Landform
A landform or physical feature in the earth sciences and geology sub-fields, comprises a geomorphological unit, and is largely defined by its surface form and location in the landscape, as part of the terrain, and as such, is typically an element of topography...
feature within the Baboquivari Mountains in the southwestern part of North America. This locale has been a notable place for archaeological
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
recovery of pre-ceramic Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
habitation. This canyon has a number of native flora and fauna, including presence of the Elephant tree, Bursera microphylla
Bursera microphylla
Bursera microphylla, known by the common name Elephant Tree, is a tree in genus Bursera. It grows into a distinctive sculptural form, with a trunk resembling that of an elephant. The Elephant Tree is quite rare...
.