Archaeology

Built around a thousand years ago, the pueblo at Tuzigoot was occupied for 300-400 years, then sat empty for several centuries. It was first excavated in 1933-1934 by Louis Caywood and Edward Spicer, a pair of graduate students at the University of Arizona. Their report on that excavation laid the foundation for all future archeological work at Tuzigoot.

Although the era of digging and excavation is done at Tuzigoot, our park archeologists continue the quest for a deeper understanding of the hilltop village and the thriving community who called it home. Check out the links below to follow their progress.