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Tuzigoot National Monument
Environmental Factors
 
Although the Tuzigoot environs may appear harsh and unchanging, the desert ecosystem is continually evolving. Weather, climatic shifts, and geologic processes continue to shape this environment as they have for millennia. More recently, human-caused factors such as air, noise, and water pollution and depletion, as well as introduced species, have had a much greater impact on natural resources worldwide. The undeveloped landscape of Tuzigoot provides an ideal place to study how various environmental factors affect desert ecosystems, and predict what changes might be expected in the future.

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Group IV reconstructed rooms

Did You Know?
The Sinagua who built the ruins at Tuzigoot National Monument incorporated very few doors. Instead they used trapdoor type openings in the roofs, and used ladders to enter each room.
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 MST