The ruins of Hovenweep National Monument, in San Juan County, Southeastern Utah, and in adjacent Colorado, protect some of the finest examples of ancient stone architecture in the southwest. NEW HOVENWEEP
PHOTO GALLERIES The
largest group of Hovenweep ruins are near the Interpretation Center. The large structure on Little Ruins Canyon is Hovenweep Castle.
Many of the canyon-rim buildings
By 1200 A.D. clusters of building were centered around the heads of canyons
in the Montezuma Valley area of southeast Utah. Nearly thirty
kivas were once scattered along the slopes of this canyon. Perhaps
as many as 500 people once lived in the canyon. By 1300 A.D. Hovenweep
was abandoned. Dr. J. W. Fewkes surveyed the ruins in 1917-1918
and recommended National monument status. The 785 acre monument,
consisting of five units, was created in 1923.
NEW HOVENWEEP PHOTO GALLERIES NEW - Ancient Monuments Placemarks | Chaco Canyon | Hovenwee
Learn About the Ancestral Puebloans. Crow Canyon Archaeological Center's experiential education programs actively engage students in real archaeological research and expose them to the historical and cultural perspectives of the native peoples. Natural Bridges National Monument is located 80 miles west of Hovenweep between Blanding and Lake Powell. Canyonlands and Arches National Parks are located about two hours northwest of the monument. Prehistoric Villages, Castles, and Towers of Southwestern Colorado by J. WALTER FEWKES, 1919 |
