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Hisatsinom people made excellent pots.
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Small pots in Keet Seel
 
Ancestral home of Hopi clans today: Fire and Coyote.

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White fir log across the entrance of Keet Seel.

The Ancestral Puebloan people farmed the canyons, enabling them to flourish in this high desert environment. They hunted wild game and grew corn, beans, and squash.

 
Ancestral home of Flute and Deer Antler Clans, who live in Hopi today.

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Betatakin

Like Keet Seel, Betatakin was constructed of sandstone, mud mortar, and wood.

 
Double-walled kiva in Kawestima/Keet Seel

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Keet Seel

Most of keet Seel has remained unchanged for 700 years.

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Various groups of people have lived in the Four Corners for thousands of years. Most of the archaeological evidence that remains are from the people that lived here between 700 and 1500 years ago.
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Last Updated: November 04, 2007 at 15:03 MST