Lower Cliff Dwelling at Tonto National Monument is a well-preserved 14th century cliff-residence in the Sonoran Desert in Gila County, Arizona. Room 14 is the only completely intact room in Tonto National Monument. The walls were built of stone and mud with a central upright post supporting a main roof beam. Preserved in room 15 are remnants of the original clay floor and a fire pit. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1300/00/00 | Salado people construct a 20-room Lower Cliff Dwelling at the mouth of a cave in Tonto Basin. Partially intact roofs in some rooms remain. | |||||
| 1450/00/00 | For unknown reasons, Salado people leave the Tonto Basin in the early to mid- 1400s. Long before Europeans arrived in the New World, the cliff dwellings are left to the wind and sun. | |||||
| 1880/12/12 | A school teacher in the remote and often hostile Tonto Basin, Angeline Mitchell, visits the Upper and Lower Cliff Dwellings. In her diary, she also describes her experiences with cattle stampedes and Apaches. | |||||
| 1883/05/00 | Adolph F Bandelier | Vocation | Bandelier makes sketches, draws floor plans and documents the appearances of the Lower Cliff Dwelling. |
| Particulars for Tonto Lower Cliff Dwelling: | |
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| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
| Owner | Federal |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Historic Use | Research facility |
| Area of Significance | Science |
| Sight Category | Site |
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