Driftwood Stanton's Cave (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Driftwood Stanton's Cave

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Driftwood accumulated inside Stanton's Cave, 150 feet above the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, tipped researchers off to an ancient flooding event as the only explanation.

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Courtesy of Mahina D. Burns

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