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The Neighborhood:
You can see Montezuma Castle and Castle A from here. If you closely at the cliffside, you might spot other ledges and caves used by the Sinagua.
The Sinagua people who made their home here may have been a closely-knit community of families and friends. Even though the trappings of civilization change over time, people's social needs don't. Take a moment to imagine busy villagers doing their daily chores, perhaps chatting about the weather, crops, an upcoming hunt, or a recent death in the community.
Mysteriously, the neighborhood began to break up sometime around AD 1400. Within 50 years, Montezuma Castle was completely deserted. |