Cultural Significance
Some canyons have notable cultural significance. In the southwestern United States, canyons are important archeologically because of the many cliff-dwellings built there, largely by the ancient Pueblo peoples who were their inhabitants. Evidence of early humanoids have been discovered in Africa's Olduvai Gorge.
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