Tusayan Ruin - Small Kiva

October 3, 2024 at 9:39 AM PDT. View full size.

This circular row of stones outlines a kiva (ceremonial room). Usually kivas were built mostly underground, but the Kaibab Limestone in this region prevented digging very deep.

Sometime during the occupation of the pueblo, this kiva burned. Rather than rebuild here, another kiva was built nearby to replace it.