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This village is located 22 miles south of Ganado, in N. Arizona--halfway
between Zuni and Hopi First Mesa.
It was built around 1275 AD and probably abandoned before Spanish arrival
in the 1600s.
The site is bisected by a wash (tributary of the Pueblo Colorado Wash)--compare
to Taos Pueblo plan.
Overall dimensions are 310 ft. x 560ft. (3 acres)
The village contained about 1038 rooms
There were only three entry passage found in perimeter wall.
The kivas were rectangular --supporting the Zuni oral traditions that this
was one of their ancestral homes (Zuni kivas are also rectangular).
