Tuzigoot — Clarkdale Hill Pueblo Remnant
Sinagua (1125–1400 CE) Hohokam-Sinagua blend·Sinagua·🇺🇸 Arizona, Yavapai County, Clarkdale, Tuzigoot National Monument, Tavasci Marsh hill, United States
About
About Tuzigoot — Clarkdale Hill Pueblo Remnant
Tuzigoot excavated by Caywood & Spicer 1933–34, hill pueblo over marsh. Recorded context — Period: Sinagua (1125–1400 CE) Hohokam-Sinagua blend; Culture: Sinagua; Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone, sandstone, adobe; Condition: preserved — NPS.
Why it mattersKey Sinagua ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1125 CE core; 1300 CE expansion 110 rooms
- Period
- Sinagua (1125–1400 CE) Hohokam-Sinagua blend
- Culture
- Sinagua
- Purpose
- 110-room hill pueblo on 35 m hill overlooking Verde River floodplain — Sinagua apartment block
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1930
- Excavation
- Excavated
1990 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tuzigoot — Clarkdale Hill Pueblo Remnant
c. 1500 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Tuzigoot — Clarkdale Hill Pueblo Remnant
c. 1125 CE core; 1300 CE expansion 110 rooms
Initial construction / first occupation at Tuzigoot — Clarkdale Hill Pueblo Remnant
On the ground
Structures & features
34.7710° N · 112.0260° W · 1050 m · 3 mapped features
- Tuzigoot — Clarkdale Hill Pueblo Remnant — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Tuzigoot — Clarkdale Hill Pueblo Remnant — primary structure34.7713° N · 112.0246° W
- Tuzigoot — Clarkdale Hill Pueblo Remnant — Complex Annex 2complexcomplex at Tuzigoot — Clarkdale Hill Pueblo Remnant — subsidiary complex34.7693° N · 112.0275° W
- Tuzigoot — Clarkdale Hill Pueblo Remnant — Rock_Art Annex 3rock artrock art at Tuzigoot — Clarkdale Hill Pueblo Remnant — outlier feature34.7707° N · 112.0242° W
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