Uploaded September 2014 | Updated September 2026, 50 minutes ago
Buried beneath a few feet of earth near the sacred San Francisco Peaks are the remains of prehistoric houses and villages up to 1500 years old. This is the land of the Sinagua and Cohonina. Ancestors of the Hopi. Pioneers, farmers… survivors.
The most extensive archaeological excavation in the Flagstaff region of Northern Arizona has yielded fascinating story about these early settlers, their connection to the northern Hopi Tribe, and how they were impacted by the eruption of Sunset Crater in the late 11th century.
Buried beneath a few feet of earth near the sacred San Francisco Peaks are the remains of prehistoric houses and villages up to 1500 years old. This is the land of the Sinagua and Cohonina. Ancestors of the Hopi. Pioneers, farmers… survivors.
The most extensive archaeological excavation in the Flagstaff region of Northern Arizona has yielded fascinating story about these early settlers, their connection to the northern Hopi Tribe, and how they were impacted by the eruption of Sunset Crater in the late 11th century.
