Long House
Bandelier National Monument, NM
[very tall photo]
A Bandelier photo from a different location than yesterday's. This view shows the Long House ruins at the foot of rhyolite tuff cliffs. Look carefully and you may see horizontal rows of holes carved in the cliff to support roof beams. See the link for more info: https://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm
A view of the village of Tyuonyi and cliff dwellings (left).
"Bandelier National Monument protects over 33,000 acres of ruggedly beautiful canyon and mesa country. Petroglyphs, dwellings carved into the soft rock cliffs, and standing masonry walls pay tribute to the early days of a culture that still survives in the surrounding communities.... The Ancestral Pueblo people lived here from approximately 1150 CE to 1550 CE. They built homes carved from the volcanic tuff and planted crops in mesa top fields." from: https://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm
Junction Ruin
Canyon de Chelly National Monument, AZ
The ruin is named (by us bilagáana at any rate) because it is located at the junction between the main canyon, Canyon de Chelly, and Canyon del Muerto. It is closer to the canyon mouth than White House Ruins that I've featured previously. View point is on the main southern road.