Canyon De Chelly National Monument: White House Ruin, AZ By Joel Anderson, 2025
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Canyon De Chelly National Monument: White House Ruin, AZ
Canyon de Chelly National Monument is a vast park in northeastern Arizona, on Navajo tribal lands. Its prominent features include Spider Rock spire, about 800-feet tall, and towering sandstone cliffs surrounding a verdant canyon. Inhabited by several Native American peoples for millennia, the area is dotted with prehistoric rock art. The White House Ruins and Mummy Cave are remains of ancient Pueblo villages. Although people have lived in Canyon de Chelly for more than 5,000 years, it was Ancestral Puebloans who built White House around 1060 AD. More rooms were added during the next 200 years, and archaeologists estimate there may have been up to 80 rooms and four kivas when it was most heavily used. The artists of Anderson Design Group have created this poster to celebrate the history and rugged beauty of Canyon de Chelly. This vintage-looking design will look great as a poster, canvas, mini-canvas, metal sign, postcard or note card.