Detail of woven cotton, one of the most beautiful examples found in the Southwest. The whole piece measures 28 x 24 inches. Tonto Cliff Dwelling (Arizona), Salado Culture, ASM.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Montezuma Castle (Arizona), a cliff dwelling consisting of 20 rooms on five floors, inhabited by the Sinagua from 1100 until 1400. Ladders afforded the only access.

Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde, one of the most famous Pueblo cliff dwellings. This Anasazi "city" was inhabited from 1073 to 1272. At its peak it numbered 200 rooms, 23 kivas and about 250 inhabitants. It was built under an overhanging cliff and is 330 feet long, 100 feet wide and 66 feet high.

Mummy Cave in Canyon del Muerto, one of the spectacular side canyons at Canyon de Chelly National Monument. This cliff dwelling is one of the most magnificent in northern Arizona. Many "mummies", their bodies flexed and laid on yucca mats, were found here, preserved by the dryness of the cave.

The pueblo of Keet Seel (or Kiet Siel), Navajo National Monument (Arizona). 115 feet long and 16.5 feet deep, it is the largest cliff dwelling in Arizona. It encompasses six kivasand approximately 160 rooms, 75 of which are almost perfectly preserved.

The Pueblo of Betatakin, Navajo National Monument (Arizona), located a few miles southeast of Keet Seel. lt contains 135 rooms and was built into a 76-foot rocky overhang within the 160-foot-high red sandstone cliff.

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