Keet Seel

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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.

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instanceOf Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
ruin ⓘ
abandoned early 14th century ⓘ
late 13th century ⓘ
access by guided hike only ⓘ
accessRestriction limited daily visitor quota ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kiet Siel ⓘ
Kitsʼiil ⓘ
builtIn sandstone alcove ⓘ
conservation actively protected by National Park Service ⓘ
constructionEnd circa 1300 CE ⓘ
constructionStart circa 1250 CE ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
discoveredBy Richard Wetherill ⓘ
discoveryDate 1895 ⓘ
elevation approximately 6,400 feet ⓘ
hasFeature corn cobs ⓘ
kivas ⓘ
multi-story masonry rooms ⓘ
plaster walls ⓘ
pottery sherds ⓘ
rock art ⓘ
storage rooms ⓘ
well-preserved wooden beams ⓘ
heritageOf Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ
languageOfName Navajo language ⓘ
locatedIn American Southwest ⓘ
Arizona ⓘ
Navajo County, Arizona ⓘ
linked to: Navajo County

Navajo National Monument ⓘ
Shonto Plateau ⓘ
Tsegi Canyon system ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
nameMeaning broken house ⓘ
near Betatakin ⓘ
Inscription House ⓘ
numberOfKivas several ⓘ
numberOfRooms approximately 150 ⓘ
onLandOf Navajo Nation ⓘ
partOf Navajo National Monument ⓘ
period Pueblo III period ⓘ
preservationStatus one of the best-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings ⓘ
significance important site for study of Ancestral Puebloan agriculture ⓘ
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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