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Color image of a large circular design embedded in the ground as seen from the air.
Aerial view of Medicine Wheel National Monument, Wyoming, 2002

This medicine wheel was constructed by Plains Indians several hundred years ago. The star alignments of the wheel are most accurate for about AD 1200. This wheel, a U.S. Park Service National Monument, is one of the largest and most well preserved in North America.

Courtesy USDA Forest Service