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Bandelier National MonumentClose-up of brick walls in Tyuonyi village
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Bandelier National Monument
Long House
 
long house
NPS Photo by Sally King
At Long House the homes were built along the base of the cliff allowing them to be 3 to 4 stories tall.
 
turkey petroglyph
NPS Photo by Sally King
At Long House there are hundreds of petroglyphs, carved drawings, of a variety of subjects including this one of a turkey.
Pinon cone with nuts  

Did You Know?
Pinon nuts are rich in vitamins, flavor, and calories (3,000 per pound). Although produced in abundance only every 7 to 10 years, these nuts were a valuable native food source for the Ancestral Pueblo people.
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Last Updated: January 13, 2007 at 17:58 EST