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Tuzigoot National Monument – Arizona

Images of Tuzigoot National Monument – Central Arizona, taken in April 2018.

Unlike most of the dwellings in this region the ruins at Tuzigoot National Monument are unique. They are of cobblestone construction and built on a ridge 120 feet above the Verde Valley instead of being built into a cliff of limestone. What this pueblo has in common with the region’s cliff dwellings is the proximity to water. In fact, Tuzigoot is Apache for “crooked water” and the village is situated on a ridge above the Verde River.

Built between 1000 and 1400 the ruins were inhabited by up to 200 people and are distinctive because of the fact that most rooms were accessed by ladders through roof openings rather than through doors.
Tuzigoot ruins from the park road in Tuzigoot National Monument
Tuzigoot ruins from the park road in Tuzigoot National Monument 		Southern Sinagua village ruins in Tuzigoot National Monument
Southern Sinagua village ruins in Tuzigoot National Monument		 Top floor of the pueblo rising 120 feet above the Verde Valley in Tuzigoot National Monument
Top floor of the pueblo rising 120 feet above the Verde Valley in Tuzigoot National Monument		 View from the top of the ruins in Tuzigoot National Monument
View from the top of the ruins in Tuzigoot National Monument		 Ground floor rooms in Tuzigoot National Monument
Ground floor rooms in Tuzigoot National Monument
Interior of the top level of the pueblo in Tuzigoot National Monument
Interior of the top level of the pueblo in Tuzigoot National Monument		 Ruins of a room in Tuzigoot National Monument
Ruins of a room in Tuzigoot National Monument		 View looking up at the top floor in Tuzigoot National Monument
View looking up at the top floor in Tuzigoot National Monument		 View of lower rooms in Tuzigoot National Monument
View of lower rooms in Tuzigoot National Monument		 Exterior cobble walls in Tuzigoot National Monument
Exterior cobble walls in Tuzigoot National Monument
Top level of the ruins in Tuzigoot National Monument
Top level of the ruins in Tuzigoot National Monument		 Cobble walls on the lower level of the ruins in Tuzigoot National Monument
Cobble walls on the lower level of the ruins in Tuzigoot National Monument		 Blue sky highlights the upper level of the ruins in Tuzigoot National Monument
Blue sky highlights the upper level of the ruins in Tuzigoot National Monument		 A Park Service employee works on the ruins in Tuzigoot National Monument
A Park Service employee works on the ruins in Tuzigoot National Monument		 The cobblestone walls in Tuzigoot National Monument
The cobblestone walls in Tuzigoot National Monument

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