Wupatki Pueblo

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Wupatki Pueblo is a large ancestral Native American masonry village in northern Arizona, notable for its multi-story sandstone structures and central role in the prehistoric Sinagua cultural landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark
ancestral Puebloan archaeological site
prehistoric masonry village
ruin
abandonedBy late 13th century CE
access paved trail from visitor center
architecturalStyle multi-story masonry pueblo
associatedWithCulture Sinagua NERFINISHED
ancestral Puebloans NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent migration and aggregation following Sunset Crater eruption
builtAfter eruption of Sunset Crater Volcano
constructionPeriod primarily 12th century CE
country United States of America
surface form: United States
elevation approximately 1,460 meters
approximately 4,790 feet
estimatedRooms over 100 rooms
floorCount up to four stories in some sections
floruit circa 1100–1250 CE
governingBody National Park Service
hasFeature central plaza
community room
masonry walls
multi-story room blocks
nearby box canyon
prehistoric ballcourt
stone foundations
hasInterpretiveSignage yes
hasNearbySites Citadel Pueblo NERFINISHED
Lomaki Pueblo NERFINISHED
Wukoki Pueblo NERFINISHED
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Coconino County, Arizona NERFINISHED
Wupatki National Monument NERFINISHED
northern Arizona NERFINISHED
managedAs cultural resource
materialUsed sandstone
maxPopulationEstimate several hundred inhabitants
near Flagstaff, Arizona NERFINISHED
Sunset Crater Volcano NERFINISHED
NRHPType contributing property within Wupatki National Monument listing
openToPublic yes
partOf Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED
Wupatki National Monument visitor experience
preservationStatus stabilized ruin
primaryBuildingMaterial local red sandstone
region southwestern United States
surface form: Southwestern United States
significance example of large aggregated pueblo community
major regional center in Sinagua cultural landscape
tourism popular archaeological attraction in northern Arizona

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Wupatki National Monument contains Wupatki Pueblo