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Antelope House Ruin preserves a set of Ancestral Pueblo ruins that dates between 1050 and 1270 AD, created before the tribe left the region due to climate change and pressure from other local indigenous groups. The ruins center around a communal plaza surrounded by two main sections of buildings, which are believed to have originally consisted of more than 91 rooms in total and reached a height of more than four stories. Today, the remaining walls of the structures preserve a variety of ancient carvings, paintings, and etchings, along with illustrations created by modern Navajo artist Dibe Yazhi. The ruins derive their name from a set of paintings of antelopes grazing on the cliffs of the canyon. Several caves within the area may also be explored by visitors.
P.O. Box 588, Chinle, AZ 86503, Phone: 928-674-5500
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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