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.

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instanceOf Ancestral Puebloan site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
cliff dwelling ⓘ
accessPolicy viewed from a distance by most visitors ⓘ
archaeologicalRegion American Southwest ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Anasazi ⓘ
linked to: Ancestral Puebloans

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 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, Arizona ⓘ
linked to: Chinle Agency
overlooks Canyon del Muerto floor ⓘ
partOf 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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