[Map is off; this is from the canyon floor. de Chelly is the Anglicized version of Navaho 'Tsaile'.
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Identified as 'the center of Dine' culture, the Navaho arrived late, lived in Hopi built cliff dwellings, inhabited even earlier by other peoples] and vacated them @ 1,300.
Local literature claims then land there was inhabited for around 5,000 years.
This is visible from the Antelope House Overlood.
There are stunning antelope petroglyphs in the area.
This is approx. 10% of the development; the canyon has other 'cliff communities', which also had lookout spots, etc.
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