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| Betatakin Ruin is located in Betatakin Canyon near the park's Visitor Center. Betatakin, a Navajo word, meaning "ledge house" was active about AD 1250 to 1286 and was home to as many as 100 to 125 people. The village was abandoned about AD 1300. The Hopi people who currently live about 50 miles to the south and west are believed to be descendants of the Ancestral Puebloans who lived in this region. Archeologists "dsicovered" the ruins in 1909, and the structures were "stabilized" in 1917 by the Smithsonian Institution. Most people who visit the park only visit the Betatakin Ruin overlooks. However, small groups can hike into the canyon to visit the ruins on daily ranger-led tours. |
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