Tumamoc Hill Inspires Research and Community in Tucson
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Tumamoc Hill is best known for its popular walking path. It is also home to the University of Arizona's Desert Laboratory within the Arizona Institute for Resilience.
But Tumamoc Hill is really where it all began for Tucson more than 4,000 years ago.
"This area is the location of the longest continuously [inhabited] and lived-in area in North America," University Of Arizona Professor Elise Gornish said.
Gornish is describing the remarkable history of the area around Tumamoc Hill.
Today, the 860-acre ecological preserve serves as a lab for Gornish and many other researchers.
But the base of Tumamoc Hill is quite literally where Tucson began.