Wupatki — Wukoki Pueblo and Ballcourt
Sinagua (1120–1250 CE) post-Sunset Crater·Sinagua / Ancestral Puebloan·🇺🇸 Arizona, Coconino County, Wupatki National Monument, Wukoki, United States
About
About Wupatki — Wukoki Pueblo and Ballcourt
Wupatki excavated by Hargrave 1930s, Sinagua pueblos linked to Sunset Crater ash mulching.
Why it mattersKey Sinagua / Ancestral Puebloan ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Observatory
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. 1122 CE Wukoki; Wupatki 1100 CE
- Period
- Sinagua (1120–1250 CE) post-Sunset Crater
- Culture
- Sinagua / Ancestral Puebloan
- Purpose
- Sandstone pueblo on boulder outcrop (20 rooms) with nearby ballcourt — Sinagua after 1085 eruption
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1959
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Wupatki — Wukoki Pueblo and Ballcourt
c. 1122 CE Wukoki; Wupatki 1100 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Wupatki — Wukoki Pueblo and Ballcourt
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Wupatki — Wukoki Pueblo and Ballcourt
On the ground
Structures & features
35.5350° N · 111.3730° W · 1540 m · 3 mapped features
Wupatki — Wukoki Pueblo and Ballcourt — Principal Structure
structurestructure at Wupatki — Wukoki Pueblo and Ballcourt — subsidiary complex
35.5351° N · 111.3728° WWupatki — Wukoki Pueblo and Ballcourt — Complex Annex 2
complexcomplex at Wupatki — Wukoki Pueblo and Ballcourt — primary structure
35.5362° N · 111.3740° WWupatki — Wukoki Pueblo and Ballcourt — Southern Rock Art
rock artrock art at Wupatki — Wukoki Pueblo and Ballcourt — primary structure
35.5340° N · 111.3728° W