The Painted Desert is an area of desert-like badlands in the northern US state of Arizona. The Painted Desert covers an area of some'378 km² and extends eastward from the Grand Canyon to Petrified Forest National Park.
The Painted Desert owes its name to the coloured (sand) stone formations that take on red, purple and brown hues, depending among other things on the light that changes during the day. The action of erosion has exposed several layers of the rock bottom that help geologists establish the geological history of the area. Many different types of fossils have been found in the desert including dinosaur footprints and, especially in Petrified Forest National Park, petrified wood.
Indian tribes such as the Hopi and the Navajo have inhabited the area for about's thousand years. The Spaniards, who explored the Painted Desert in the 16th century and later, called it el desierto pintura. Much of the area lies within the Navajo Reservation and residents use the red clay of the desert to make souvenirs to sell to tourists.
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