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- Wupatki Pueblo 1930s vs. 2011
Compare the images above. The rooms now visible were buried beneath rubble cleared during excavation beginning in 1933.
When occupied, this mud and stone building would have required periodic maintenance. Once people departed, natural forces prevailed - mortar eroded, roofs collapsed, walls tumbled. What you see today is an excavated building, heavily stabilized to postpone deterioration. The modern iron beam and plate visible here support the upper walls. The low walls exhibit Portland cement, used from the 1930s to 60s, and new stabilization mortars that more closely duplicate original materials. Although walls stand in their original location, virtually all the mortar you see is modern. Stabilization has compromised the historical architecture, but helps an excavated building withstand natural and human-induced erosion.
You are one of hundreds of thousands of visitors - please, do not lean, sit, or walk on any walls. - Wukoki Pueblo
Location: Wukoki, Wupatki National Monument. The pueblo was built and occupied between A.D. 1120 and A.D. 1210. - Wukoki
Location: Wukoki Pueblo, Wupatki National Monument. Description: Wukoki on a hot summer day. - West Betatakin in 2010
Description: View across Betatakin to the northwest-west. Date: 2010 Collection: Navajo National Monument. - West Betatakin in 1909
Description: View across Betatakin to the northwest-west. Date: 1909 Collection: Navajo National Monument. - Walls at the South End
Subject: Walls at the south end of the Lower Cliff Dwelling, Tonto National Monument. Date: 1935 Collection: WACC - Wall in Room 8
Subject: Wall in Room 8 of the Lower Cliff Dwelling. Date: 1920 Collection: Tonto National Monument. - Wall Abutment
Subject: A separating wall abutment in the Upper Cliff Dwelling, taken from Room 11. Date: 1920 Collection: Tonto National Monument. - Visitors outside the Great House, ca. 1962-1963
Subject: Joe Valcarce leading visitors on a tour along the east side of the Great House at Casa Grande. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Simon, of Allentown, PA (standing near the back of the group, with Mrs. Simon in a flowered dress) were the billionth visitors to enter Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. Date: ca. 1962-1963 Collection: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. - Visitor climbing to see the Castle ruins, 1946
Subject: A visitor carrying a small child up the third ladder to the Castle ruins. This photo was used by Monument staff to inform visitors of the potential for accidents when climbing the ladders used to provide access to the ruin before 1951, when tours of the interior were no longer allowed because of damage to the structure and safety concerns. Date: April, 1946 Collection: WACC: Montezuma Castle/Well. - Viga, Room 13
Subject: A viga (roof beam) in Room 13 of the Upper Cliff Dwelling. Date: 1920 Collection: Tonto National Monument. - View of the Canyon from within Betatakin
Description: View of the canyon from within Betatakin. Date: 2010 Collection: Navajo National Monument. - View of Castle A
Subject: View of Castle A from the southwest, at the beginning of excavation work. The ladder is on the level of the original fourth floor. Date: 1934 Collection: WACC: Montezuma Castle/Well. - View from within Inscription House, 1966
Description: Looking through a T-shaped door at Inscription House. Date: 1966 Collection: Navajo National Monument. - View from the South End of the Ruin
Subject: View from the south end of the ruin, Upper Cliff Dwelling, Tonto National Monument. Date: 1935 Collection: WACC