Little Westwater Ruin

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Little Westwater ruins

Little Westwater Ruin , also known as Five Kiva Ruin, is a small cliff dwelling of the Anasazi in a rock overhang of Westwater Creek around 4 kilometers south-southwest of Blanding , Utah and easy to reach from there.

The ruins belong mainly to the Pueblo III culture, the structures were built on the remains of earlier constructions between 1212 and 1214 AD. In the foreground is a small plaza with a total of five kivas that were not sunk. Behind it, in the narrower and lower part of the Abri, there are one and two-story residential buildings.

Small structures can be found at suitable points on the canyon walls.

Web links

http://www.anasazihikes.com/Little_westwater_ruin.php (accessed March 7, 2013)

Coordinates: 37 ° 35 ′ 27 ″  N , 109 ° 30 ′ 5 ″  W.