See Also: Navajo National Monument(encyclopedia)
national monument(encyclopedia)
national monument(dictionary)
Pipestone National Monument(encyclopedia)
Chiricahua National Monument(encyclopedia)
Hovenweep National Monument(encyclopedia)
Homestead National Monument(encyclopedia)
Colorado National Monument(encyclopedia)
Dinosaur National Monument(encyclopedia)
El Malpais National Monument(encyclopedia)

Navajo National Monument (sh)




National monument, northern Arizona, U.S. Covering 360 acres (146 hectares), it comprises three historic cliff dwellings: Betatakin (Navajo: "Ledge House"), Keet Seel ("Broken Pottery"), and Inscription House, among the best-preserved and most elaborate cliff dwellings known.

The largest, Keet Seel, was first discovered by whites in 1895; the three sites were made a national monument in 1909. The dwellings were the principal home of the Kayenta Anasazi งใ 1250-1300. The 135 rooms of Betatakin are tucked into a cliffside alcove 452 ft (138 m) high and 370 ft (113 m) wide. Also situated in a cliff alcove are the 160 rooms and 6 kivas (ceremonial houses) of Keet Seel. Inscription House (closed to the public) has 74 rooms.