Site · United States
Wupatki
Ancestral Puebloan, 1085–1250 CE
Wupatki is a cluster of red-sandstone pueblos north of Flagstaff, built after the eruption of Sunset Crater around 1085 by Sinagua people with Ancestral Puebloan and Hohokam connections, and abandoned by 1250. The ball court is the northernmost known.
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State / province | Arizona |
| Dates | 1085–1250 CE |
| Status | National Monument |
| Managed by | National Park Service |
| Access | Open to the public with trails to several pueblos |
| Coordinates | 35.52, -111.372 (public site) |
What was found
Excavations at Wupatki Pueblo recovered Sinagua, Kayenta and Cohonina pottery, macaw burials, copper bells and shell from Mexico, cotton textiles and a ball court. The pueblo has a hundred rooms of red sandstone.
Rules
Nothing may be collected, dug, moved or removed at Wupatki; it is a protected archaeological site managed by National Park Service, and taking artifacts, stones or samples is an offence. Federal, state and tribal law, including ARPA and NAGPRA where applicable, protect the site and its burials. This article is for study and context only and is not a collecting locality.
Elsewhere
Cite this article
Stratum Study. "Wupatki" (Site). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/study/sites/wupatki. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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