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Walnut Canyon National Monument

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Creator(s)
unknown (Native American)
Time period
creation date: 1125-1250, creation date: established as a national monument, 1915
Location
Site: Flagstaff (Arizona, United States)
Cultural context
Native American
Description
3 Walnut Canyon Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86004-1472
general view, infill walls below overhanging rock; recesses formed by erosion of limestone canyon walls, inhabited by the agricultural Sinagua, apparently an upgrade from pithouses that first appeared in the area around 600; generally facing south and east, into the sun, and protected by constructed infilling walls., 1958
Work type
Cliff dwelling
National park
Medium
adobe
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Rights
(c) Barry Zevin
Access rights
All rights reserved
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