One of my professors told us about this village I think in nothern Arizona and I saw a picture and it looked beautiful, but I can't remember what it was called. The village was ona hill or a cliff and looked like it had most of the structures still standing, so it was quite ruins. I know it was not Montezuma's Castle, Casa Grande Ruins, Canyon de Chelly, Tuzigoot or Wupatki, but it did have a Native American sound to the name. If anyone can direct me to the name of the place or pictures it woul de greatly appreciated!
2007-02-12 02:12:28 · 5 answers · asked by Lowa 5 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
I'm almost positive (without being able to prove it to myself) that it was in the state of Arizona, maybe near Jerome but not as sure about that.
2007-02-12 02:38:01 · update #1
The picture I remember looks like it was on top of a hill, which might have been a cliff, but it was very different than a typical cliff dwelling which is usually inside a cliff rather than on the top. Any more guesses? None of these names ring a bell yet, but I appreciate your help!
2007-02-12 07:48:02 · update #2
It would be hard to say which ruin/village you are thinking of without more details about what it looked like and where it was located. The Southwest contains thousands of prehistoric sites and many of them are located on hill tops or cliff sides.
Most of the major ones in Northern Arizona you have already mentioned as not being the place (Tuzigoot and Montezuma's Castle are the closest to Jerome). There are lots of smaller undeveloped sites along the Verde River near Jerome but these are largely unrestored and unnamed.
Are you possibly thinking of the Hopi villages on the mesas of Northern Arizona (these are still inhabited, but have not changed much since prehistoric times). The major Hopi villages are Walpi, Old Oriabi, Hanoki, Shongopavi, Mishongnovi and Polacca. These are multi-story stone pueblos built on mesa tops.
Also at the nearby Navajo National Monument are a number of large pristine Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) cliff dwellings named Keet Seel and Betatakin (see link below) which can only be visited with guided tours.
Near Flagstaff there are the Sinagua cliff-dwellings at Walnut Canyon National Monument and also numerous small and largely undeveloped ruins throughout the Oak Creek / Sedona area.
Near Springerville, Arizona there is the Casa Malpai ruins on the top of a ridge created by old lava flows (the ruins are famous for intergrating small cracks and caves in the rock into the structures).
Moving further away from Northern Arizona, the other posters suggestions of Acoma and Chaco Canyon (New Mexico) and Mesa Verde (Colorado) are good ones. I would also add to it the numerous ruins at Hovenweep and Grand Gulch in Utah.
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Hmmm... was it excavated and restored (ie: something open to the public) or unmaintained and overgrown? Really large in area or just a few rooms? Did the rooms still have roofs or just the outline of the walls. Tuzigoot is the only large mesa/hill top ruin in the Jerome area that is restored and open to the public. Many smaller ones in the area, but they are unrestored and not developed or easily accessible. One other restored hilltop ruin in Arizona (near Globe) is Besh Ba Gowah.
2007-02-12 06:44:03 · answer #1 · answered by sascoaz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out Chaco Canyon
2007-02-12 10:18:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it Mesa Verde in Colorado?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Verde
2007-02-12 10:15:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you might be thinking about Acamo Pueblo which is commonly referred to as "Sky City" which is located actually in New Mexico. (60 miles west of Albuquerque) It was built up on top of a Mesa and you can tour the pueblo. http://www.skycity.com/
2007-02-12 12:14:58 · answer #4 · answered by kimiq_ca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure it wasn't Colorado, Mesa Verde
2007-02-12 10:25:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋