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    The Sinagua were a pre-Columbian culture that occupied a large area in central Arizona from the Little Colorado River, near Flagstaff, to the Verde River, near Sedona, including the Verde Valley, area around San Francisco Mountain, and significant portions of the Mogollon Rim country, between approximately 500 and 1425 CE.
    The Sinagua were a pre-Columbian culture that inhabited central Arizona from around 500 to 1425 AD. The name “Sinagua” comes from the Spanish “sin agua,” meaning “without water,” a reference to the region’s arid climate. Despite the challenging environment, the Sinagua developed a thriving society, adept at agriculture, trade, and architecture.
     
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    The Sinagua were a pre-Columbian culture that occupied a large area in central Arizona from the Little Colorado River, near Flagstaff, to the Verde River, near Sedona, including the Verde Valley, area around San Francisco Mountain, and significant portions of the Mogollon Rim country, between … See more

    The name Sinagua was coined in 1939 by archaeologist Harold S. Colton, founder of the Museum of Northern Arizona, from the Spanish words sin meaning "without" and agua meaning … See more

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    Early Sinagua sites consist mostly of large pit houses, similar to the ones built by the Hohokam people of southern Arizona, and wooden buildings. Later structures more closely resemble the Pueblo architecture practiced by other contemporaneous cultural groups See more

    Sinagua peoples left the Verde Valley by the early 15th century. Like other pre-Columbian cultures in the southwest, the Sinagua apparently abandoned their permanent settlements around this time, though the precise reasons for such a large-scale … See more

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    Colton also distinguished between two different Sinagua cultures. The Northern Sinagua were loosely centered in the highlands around … See more

    The Sinagua economy was based on a combination of hunter-gatherer foraging and subsistence agriculture. They hunted a variety of game from antelope, bear, rabbit, to turtles and ducks.
    They used amaranth, ricegrass, cactus fruit, See more

    Known as Alameda Brown Ware, their plain pottery was built using the paddle-and-anvil method. Their clay was grey or brown, See more

    Several contemporary Hopi clans trace their ancestry to immigrants from the Sinagua culture, who they believe left the Verde Valley for religious reasons. Pima, Tohono O'odham, Yavapai, and Zuni also potentially have cultural, linguistic, and historical … See more

     
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  4. Sinagua - Montezuma Castle National Monument …

    Jun 16, 2023 · Learn about the Sinagua, the people who lived in the dwellings at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot 900 years ago. Explore their culture, housing, artifacts, and migration.

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    As they established new pithouse and pueblo villages, the Sinagua – more than either the River and Delta or the Upland Yuman groups – expanded their sphere of interaction with both near and distant peoples, especially the Mogollon, …

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  9. Sinagua - American Southwest Virtual Museum

    Learn about the Sinagua, a diverse and resilient people who lived in central and northern Arizona from A.D. 600 to A.D. 1450. Explore their cultural changes, adaptations, and legacy through archaeological sites and artifacts.

  10. Sinagua Trades, Arts, and Crafts - U.S. National Park …

    Nov 27, 2020 · The Sinagua traded with other ancestral groups, like the groups that lived in modern-day northern Arizona, to get it. The types of decorated pottery found at Montezuma Castle can help us learn who the Sinagua traded …

  11. Montezuma Castle National Monument - Wikipedia

    Montezuma Castle National Monument protects a set of well-preserved dwellings located in Camp Verde, Arizona, which were built and used by the Sinagua people, a pre-Columbian culture closely related to the Hohokam and other …

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    Oct 1, 2024 · The Sinagua People. The Sinagua lived principally by farming, but supplemented their staple crops by hunting, gathering, and trading. Their diet relied heavily on corn, which they augmented with game including deer, …

  13. Montezuma Castle National Monument - Visit Arizona

    Spot one of the Southwest’s best-preserved cliff dwellings in Central Arizona. The ancient Sinagua people are believed to be the original inhabitants of Montezuma Castle, living along area waterways from the 1100s to the 1400s.

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