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Hovenweep National Monument
Cajon Group
 
Structure at Cajon Group
NPS Photo by Neal Herbert
Structure at Cajon Group
 
The Cajon Group (pronounced ca-hone) consists of a small village constructed in the same configuration as Hackberry, Horseshoe and Holly. The surviving structures are situated at the head of a small canyon, and evidence indicates that 80 to 100 people may have lived here. Under a ledge are several small structures as well as pictographs painted in the Mesa Verde pottery style. In the canyon below, the remains of an earthen dam built to store water can still be seen today. On the western slope of the canyon stand the remains of a remarkable circular tower (shown in photo above) that conforms perfectly to the shape of three large, irregular boulders. This round structure on a completely uneven surface demonstrates the skill and determination of the ancestral Puebloans that lived at Hovenweep.
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The name "Anasazi" has long been used for the prehistoric farmers of the Four Corners area. The term now favored is "ancestral Puebloan," indicating that these people were the ancestors of modern-day Puebloans. Many Pueblo people maintain physical and spiritual connections to Hovenweep.

Last Updated: July 31, 2006 at 12:20 EST