Cliff dwelling ruins of Mindeleff Cavates in Arizona's Verde River Valley

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Arizona is reportedly home to more ancient dwellings and ruins sites than any other state in the U.S. Thankfully many of them are contained on land managed and preserved under protection of the National Parks Service. Others are protected in large part by their remote location. Such is the case with the Mindelff Cavates - a chain of hand-carved cave dwellings tucked deep in the Verde Valley.
The husband and wife archaeology team of Cosmos and Marion Mindeleff published a report detailing the most thorough survey of the ruins to date. They documented 89 cave dwellings made up of 343 rooms in the cliffside colony. Because the Mindeleff’s are the first known historians to claim discovery of the caves, the dwellings have since been referred to as the Mindeleff Cavates.

[@jamesg1425]

Cool video, thanks for sharing! I went in those one time with a friend it was very cool. I did notice a few days later I had a hard time breathing after crawling through the tunnels. My friend said the same thing, so be careful. You never know what’s in that fine dust.

[@AZWonders]

I know what you mean. Strong smell of bat guano in some of the caves.

[@capnslufox]

You have to get the music louder, can still hear dude talking

[@AZWonders]

I agree, not the best production on this one. I'll try to get better.