Keet Seel
E649720
Keet Seel is one of the best-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings in the American Southwest, renowned for its extensive ruins and remarkable state of conservation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling
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archaeological site ⓘ ruin ⓘ |
| abandoned |
early 14th century
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late 13th century ⓘ |
| access | by guided hike only ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | limited daily visitor quota ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kiet Siel
NERFINISHED
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Kitsʼiil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | sandstone alcove ⓘ |
| conservation | actively protected by National Park Service ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1300 CE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 1250 CE ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| discoveredBy | Richard Wetherill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 6,400 feet ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
corn cobs
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kivas ⓘ multi-story masonry rooms ⓘ plaster walls ⓘ pottery sherds ⓘ rock art ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ well-preserved wooden beams ⓘ |
| heritageOf | Ancestral Puebloans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Navajo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American Southwest
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Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo County, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ Shonto Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsegi Canyon system NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | broken house ⓘ |
| near |
Betatakin
NERFINISHED
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Inscription House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfKivas | several ⓘ |
| numberOfRooms | approximately 150 ⓘ |
| onLandOf | Navajo Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Navajo National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Pueblo III period ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | one of the best-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings ⓘ |
| significance |
important site for study of Ancestral Puebloan agriculture
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important site for study of Ancestral Puebloan architecture ⓘ important site for study of Ancestral Puebloan social organization ⓘ |
| tourism | popular destination for backcountry hikers ⓘ |
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