This well-preserved ruin is sheltered under a small overhang high above a canyon floor on Cedar Mesa. While the narrow canyon bottom below this ruin still contains a fresh-water stream today, the prehistoric inhabitants of Cedar Mesa normally hunted on the mesa tops where game was more plentiful. Using ladders or breaks in the sandstone rims, they would descend to these structures to eat, sleep, store food and seek shelter from the weather. This culture flourished in this region from approximately 700AD - 1300AD and it is speculated that they eventually were forced from the region by a period of prolonged drought in the late 13th century. This horizontal photograph was captured with a 6x7 format camera. All photos in these fine art photo galleries may be ordered as fine art framed prints or for stock photography usage.