Pima County is blessed with a rich and varying record of human settlement over the 11,000 years representing prehistoric, Spanish Colonial, and Mexican-American influences in our history. The County's archaeological site is the building of structure with traditional cultural values and historic landscapes are all nonrenewable cultural resources.

Photograph of plaster molds used during the ceramic bell-making process at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona

Photograph of a lost styrofoam casting at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona

Photograph of Earth House, designed by Paolo Soleri in 1956, at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona

Interior photograph of Cat-Cast House at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona

Interior photograph of Ceramics Studio, designed by Paolo Soleri in 1959, at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona

Photograph of swimming pool and Cat-Cast House (built 1965-1966) at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona

Photograph of swimming pool at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona showing pool canopy and bronze bell windchimes

Photograph of North Apse, designed by Paolo Soleri in 1964, with bronze bell windchimes at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona

Interior photograph showing projects and posters at Gallery/North Studio, designed by Paolo Soleri in 1961, at Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona