Awatovi Ruins

Awatovi Ruins is a National Historic Landmark in Hopi Reservation, Arizona, United States, designated in 1964. In 1540, Coronado's men visited this village. What remains are the ruins of a five-hundred-year-old pueblo. There are also ruins from a Spanish mission built in the 17th century. It is within the bounds of the Hopi Indian Reservation. In the 1930s, Hopi artist Fred Kabotie was commissioned by the Peabody Museum to reproduce the prehistoric murals found during the excavation of the Awatovi Ruins.

Awatovi Ruins

Awatovi Ruins is a National Historic Landmark in Hopi Reservation, Arizona, United States, designated in 1964. In 1540, Coronado's men visited this village. What remains are the ruins of a five-hundred-year-old pueblo. There are also ruins from a Spanish mission built in the 17th century. It is within the bounds of the Hopi Indian Reservation. In the 1930s, Hopi artist Fred Kabotie was commissioned by the Peabody Museum to reproduce the prehistoric murals found during the excavation of the Awatovi Ruins.