Thursday, March 21, 2013

Arizona - Montezuma Castle - Verde Valley

From 600 to 1450 AD Sinagua culture, a native people farmed and traded in the Verde Valley. 

This cliff dwelling was built high above the Beaver Creek.  It is not known why these people built these homes this way.

this dwelling held 35 people

limestone cliffs

Beaver River

a larger dwelling was built here but after a fire all that remains
are rubble and the foundations of some of the buildings

Arizona Sycamore tree used for roof poles

natural caves used for storing various products

some remaining foundations
 
The Sinagua people farmed and lived in this region for 300 years and then mysteriously began to leave.  There is no written word of the lives of these people so we can only hazard a guess as to what happened to this culture.

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