Betatakin

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Betatakin is an ancient Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling carved into a sandstone alcove in what is now northern Arizona.

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Betatakin canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
abandoned late 13th century CE ⓘ
access guided hikes only ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Betatakin Ruin ⓘ
Talastima ⓘ
associatedPeople Anasazi ⓘ
linked to: Ancestral Puebloans
builtInAlcoveOf sandstone cliff ⓘ
climateContext semi‑arid Colorado Plateau ⓘ
constructionType cliff dwelling ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culture Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ
elevation approximately 7,000 feet ⓘ
estimatedConstructionEnd circa 1275 CE ⓘ
estimatedConstructionStart circa 1250 CE ⓘ
hasFeature kivas ⓘ
multi‑story masonry rooms ⓘ
storage rooms ⓘ
hasViewOf Betatakin Canyon ⓘ
heritage Ancestral Puebloan ⓘ
linked to: Ancestral Puebloans
listedOn National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn Arizona ⓘ
Navajo County, Arizona ⓘ
linked to: Navajo County

Navajo National Monument ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
near Shonto, Arizona ⓘ
NRHPType contributing property within Navajo National Monument ⓘ
numberOfRooms about 120 ⓘ
onPlateau Colorado Plateau ⓘ
partOf Navajo National Monument cliff dwellings ⓘ
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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