This is the east alcove of the Palatki Sinagua ruins. There are five habitation rooms. This is the fourth from the farthest west room. Construction at this site probably commenced approximately 1100 AD. The site was abandoned approximately 1300 AD.
This model shows finger marks left in the mortar and plaster used in the wall construction by the original Sinagua Paleo Native American culture.
This site is part of the Palatki Cultural Heritage site in the Red Rock District of the Coconino Forest northwest of Sedona, Arizona.
For more information about this and other heritage sites in the Red Rock District of the Coconino Forest visit these internet sites:
http://www.sedonaredrocktrails.org/
http://www.friendsoftheforestsedona.org/
http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coconino/recarea/?recid=54892
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