JEWELRY PUEBLO POTTERY ERUPTIONS MONTEZUMA HOHOKAM SINAGUA TUZIGOOT LADDERS CORN

Containers for food and water made from clay.


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What the Sinagua Indians used to climb into their homes.


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A modern Apache word meaning “crooked water.”


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Name for a home built of stone and mud.


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Pima word meaning “those who have gone.”


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An Aztec ruler wrongly believed to have visited here.


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An important food grown by the Sinagua Indians.


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Spanish word meaning “without water.”


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Seashells traded from coastal areas were made into this.


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What happened at Sunset Crater that later made the land rich.


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Now fill in the letters of the numbered spaces below with letters from the words above to discover a hidden message.


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How Old Are They?

Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot are both older than anyone living today. Since the Sinagua Indians left no written records, these buildings are considered prehistoric (before recorded history).

After finishing this page you will learn how many years ago people were living here and how long ago they left. These monuments have been studied by archeologists (ar-key-ALL-o-jists). An archeologist is a person who studies past people and their ways of life by looking at artifacts (AR-te-fakts). Artifacts are things that have been left behind.

The Sinagua Indians, who lived here, left behind pottery, jewelry and tools. The artifacts found here were compared to those found in other monuments. By comparing them, archeologists were able to figure out when people lived in these buildings.

Look in the park brochure and read the signs along the trail to find the dates you need. Fill in the dates below and subtract.