Betatakin
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Betatakin is an ancient Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling carved into a sandstone alcove in what is now northern Arizona.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandoned | late 13th century CE ⓘ |
| access | guided hikes only ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Betatakin Ruin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Talastima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Anasazi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInAlcoveOf | sandstone cliff ⓘ |
| climateContext | semi‑arid Colorado Plateau ⓘ |
| constructionType | cliff dwelling ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Ancestral Puebloans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 7,000 feet ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionEnd | circa 1275 CE ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionStart | circa 1250 CE ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
kivas
ⓘ
multi‑story masonry rooms ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Betatakin Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Ancestral Puebloan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navajo County, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| near | Shonto, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property within Navajo National Monument ⓘ |
| numberOfRooms | about 120 ⓘ |
| onPlateau | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Navajo National Monument cliff dwellings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Pueblo III period ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially preserved ruin ⓘ |
| primaryBuildingMaterial | sandstone blocks and mortar ⓘ |
| region | northern Arizona ⓘ |
| roofingMaterial | timber and brush ⓘ |
| setting | large south‑facing alcove ⓘ |
| significance | well‑preserved example of Ancestral Puebloan cliff architecture ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
erosion
ⓘ
rockfall ⓘ |
| tourism | popular cultural heritage destination ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes
ⓘ
residential purposes ⓘ storage of food and goods ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.