Mummy Cave
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Mummy Cave is a prominent ancient Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling and archaeological site located within Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mummy Cave canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan site
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archaeological site ⓘ cliff dwelling ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | viewed from a distance by most visitors ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRegion |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
|
| associatedWithCulture |
Ancestral Puebloans
ⓘ
surface form:
Anasazi
Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
mortar
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Anglo-American archaeologists in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | circa 300 CE ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToCanyonFloor | high cliff alcove ⓘ |
| excavatedInPart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| hasApproximateRoomCount | over 70 rooms ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf |
defensive architecture
ⓘ
long-term habitation ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central tower-like structure
ⓘ
kivas ⓘ multi-room cliff dwelling ⓘ stone masonry structures ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Canyon de Chelly National Monument ⓘ |
| latestMajorOccupation | circa 1300 CE ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apache County, Arizona
ⓘ
Canyon de Chelly National Monument ⓘ northeastern Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north wall of Canyon del Muerto ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | mummified human remains found at the site ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Chinle Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinle, Arizona
|
| overlooks | Canyon del Muerto floor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
ⓘ
surface form:
Canyon de Chelly system
Canyon del Muerto ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially preserved masonry walls ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | federally protected site ⓘ |
| region | Colorado Plateau ⓘ |
| significance |
important for understanding Ancestral Puebloan occupation of Canyon del Muerto
ⓘ
one of the largest Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings in Canyon de Chelly ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Pueblo II period
ⓘ
Pueblo III period ⓘ |
| tourism | popular viewpoint within Canyon de Chelly National Monument ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial activities in Ancestral Puebloan times
ⓘ
residential purposes in Ancestral Puebloan times ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Canyon del Muerto scenic drive overlooks ⓘ |
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