WALNUT CANYON NATIONAL MONUMENT


Meaning of WALNUT CANYON NATIONAL MONUMENT in English

National monument, north-central Arizona, U.S. Established in 1915 and covering an area of 3 sq mi (8 sq km), it preserves more than 300 pre-Columbian dwellings built by the Pueblo Indians in shallow caves on the canyon walls.

Main occupancy was from AD 1000 to 1200.

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