Awatovi
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Archaeology, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Anthropology, Anthropologists
- Curriculum: American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606)
- Geographical Location: Arizona
- Date: 1150-1700
The ruins of Awatovi pueblo are spread over approximately 23 acres near the southwestern tip of Antelope Mesa, one of the easterly fingers of the great Black Mesa, in the Jeddito drainage of northeastern Arizona. Situated at an altitude of about 5,600 feet above sea level, it was the easternmost of the Hopi villages. Awatovi was initially founded during the Pueblo III period, at around 1150 c.e. It was continuously occupied until its violent and tragic destruction in 1700. Archaeological excavations were undertaken at the site beginning in 1935 under the direction of J. O. Brew of the...
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