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Talus House
 
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NPS Photo by Sally King
Talus House was reconstructed in 1920. Similar talus houses, built from rock debris at the bottom of the cliff, used to be in front of the other cavates.
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Did You Know?
Ancestral Pueblo people traded items such as fine quality obsidian and pottery from this area for items such as macaws, copper bells, and seashells from distant lands.

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Last Updated: January 13, 2007 at 17:56 EST