Tuzigoot Pueblo sits on a hilltop above an area perfect for farming. Tavasci Marsh provides water and other resources.Photo: NPS Photo
Water flows under and through this landscape, feeding the growth of people and towns. The Verde Valley is watered by snowmelt, summer monsoons, and springs that well up from the ancient sedimentary rocks. In the heart of the valley, a thousand years ago, people began to build a little hilltop pueblo that would grow into one of the largest villages in the area.
Tavasci Marsh is a popular destination for hikers, birders, and photographers.Photo: NPS PhotoTuzigoot was built on a low hilltop in the Verde Valley. The Verde River and Black Hills provided a variety of resource areas for the Sinagua.Photo: NPS Photo/Case GriffingA pueblo built by the SinaguaPhoto: NPS Photo Paul SantellanEven central Arizona can get a lot of snow! Check out the dwellings at Tuzigoot covered in a winter storm.Photo: NPS Photo/Krystina MuchaRebuilt in the 1930s, this room at Tuzigoot would not originally have had a roof. Today, you can climb through the room to experience the landscape that surrounds this enduring Pueblo.Photo: NPS Photo/Sharlot Hart
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