Canyon de Chelly

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Can·yon de Chel·ly

 (kăn′yən də shā′)
A canyon in northeast Arizona containing the ruins of spectacular Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings built between ad 350 and 1300.
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ANOTHER GRAND CANYON Situated in northeastern Arizona and located within the Navajo tribal lands, is Canyon de Chelly National Monument. The Navajo families who have lived here for the last 300 years call the original people who lived here some 2,000 years ago, 'the Anasazi - the ancient ones'.
Canyon de Chelly National Monument (CACH), the Chuska Mountains (Chuskas), and the intervening landscape (Fig.
Enhanced by the inclusion of more than 130 spectacular photographs by Larry Lindahl showcasing remarkable archeological locations ranging from Mesa Verde National Park, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, and Navajo National Monument, to Chaco Culture National Historic Park, Cedar Mesa National Monument, and many more, "The Ancient Southwest: A Guide to Archaeological Sites" is an ideal itinerary planning resource and would prove a welcome addition to community and academic American Archaeology reference collections.
WHITE HOUSE RUIN, CANYON DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT, ARIZONA, 1942
This photograph is of a place called White House Ruins in Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona.
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