hovenweep national monument

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Definition of hovenweep national monument in English English dictionary

National monument, southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah, U.S. Established in 1923 and covering 785 acres (318 hectares), it consists of six groups of pre-Columbian Indian ruins, whose towers are excellent examples of Pueblo Indian architecture of the period AD 1100-1300. Hovenweep is a Ute Indian word meaning "deserted valley

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hovenweep Na·tion·al mo·nu·ment