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The Navajo National Monument and Its Primeval Beauty

April 29th, 2010

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Excerpt: The preserved cliff ruins deserted by Pueblo Indians, together with Keet Steel, Arizona’s biggest excellent ruins, are the major attractions of the Navajo National Monument. Navajo National Monument highlights the pleasantly conserved ruins of cliff villages deserted by primeval Pueblo Indians (also known as Anasazi, Kayenta Anasazi, or Hisatsinom) around the 1300s. Constructed and dwelt in for only half a century, the ruins stand for the last community of farmers who settled in to the region’s insufficient supply of rain to cultivate yields, nurture households,…