Wednesday, April 28, 2021
TUZIGOOT NATIONAL MONUMENT
Tuzigoot (an anglicization of the Apache word for “crooked water” given to this Sinaguan site by a member of the excavation crew in the early 1900s) is a hilltop pueblo that bears many similarities to the pueblo at Wupatki. Whereas Wupatki was mainly a non-residential trading hub, Tuzigoot was home to 50-200 people from about 1000 to 1400. The entire thing was excavated and reconstructed in the early 1900s. The volunteer who was answering questions today said not a single wall you see now is original. Every wall was rebuilt by the excavators. They definitely had a different philosophy a hundred years ago, but even the reconstruction is fascinating to see.
Thither & Yon 