TUZIGOOT NATIONAL MONUMENT

national monument in central Arizona, U.S. It is located in the Verde River valley, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Clarkdale. It was established in 1939 and occupies 43 acres (17 hectares). Its outstanding feature is the ruin, excavated in 193334 and partially rebuilt, of a Sinagua Indian pueblo (village) containing 110 rooms that was occupied by three cultural groups between AD 1100 and 1450. A museum displays such artifacts as stone and horn implements, jewelry, matting, and pottery, all recovered from the floors of the pueblo and from graves.