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Tuzigoot National Monument - Crowning
a desert hilltop is an ancient pueblo. From a roof top a child scans the
desert landscape for the arrival of traders, who are due any day now.
What riches will they bring? What stories will they tell? Will all of
them return? From the top of the Tuzigoot Pueblo it is easy to imagine
such an important moment. Tuzigoot
is an ancient village or pueblo built by a culture known as the Sinagua.
The pueblo consisted of 110 rooms including second and third story
structures. The first buildings were built around A.D. 1000. The Sinagua,
who also built Montezuma Castle, were agriculturalists with trade
connections that spanned hundreds of miles. The people left the area
around 1400. The site is currently comprised of 42 acres.
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