I Found Incredibly Well Preserved Ancient Ruins In A Remote Desert Canyon

When it comes to cliff dwellings on the Colorado Plateau, there can be remarkably preserved ruins out there.
Years ago I got word of incredible ruins from the Ancestral Puebloan culture out in a remote canyon and I finally got around to getting out there and having a look after a short stint of being down with the flu.
What I found was mind blowing. Most of the ruins were excellently preserved and there was even what I believe to be a Kiva with those ruins in a deep alcove in the canyon. Fascinating.
It's said the Colorado Plateau was largely abandoned prior to the year 1300AD, so these ruins could very well be 900 years old.
Imagine what life was like in this spot so many years ago, much to contemplate!
Please join me as I head out into the desert to discover what once was...
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Visitation to sites such as this should be done with the utmost respect. The artwork is not simply graffiti, it is a window into the past and it is culturally significant. Please take great care when visiting and observing these places.

[@EnigmaClandestino]

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[@halward8672]

ABSOLUTELY AN AWESOME SITE...a glimps of the past...Thanks for having us all Along...

[@mariposa5900]

The. Longer. The. TRAIL. ,, THE. HARDER the path. Goes. ,,, THE. Longer. It. Takes. !!!! THE. GREATER. THE. REWARD. !!!! Thank you for your time and effort !!!!! Wonderful filming ! T CALIFORNIA USA

[@karinavirgo5145]

Awesome. I can’t believe it’s still standing but I’m so glad we get to see it. Thank you for the adventure to the past. ❤

[@RootsLion]

awesome site thanks f sharing love watching these vids of ancient native american sites ,,

[@garytull7730]

Amazing structures, so well preserved. The lintels at the windows and doorways are in great shape, and that round dwelling is fascinating. Didn't look like there were any pottery shards, or maybe just a few (?). Thanks for sharing and kudos for your respectful treatment of these awesome places.

[@jameseugenerobertson]

Those were quite the ruins, thanks again for the opportunity to follow along with you on your adventures!

[@EnigmaClandestino]

You're welcome, appreciate you watching!

[@bluwtrgypsy]

So amazing, so interesting. Thank you for your efforts.

[@maxwellgarcesguitar]

What a spot. And all to yourself … nothing to distract you from the contemplating

[@joyfullone3968]

That was a lovely spot. It definitely had soot remnants in the ceiling area so they did stay there when it was cold. Thanks for taking us along!😀😀👍👍

[@EnigmaClandestino]

You're very welcome, thank you for watching!

[@ruinsandridges]

Great content! That looks like an amazing ruin. So many theories as to why people lived in the cliffs at that time, and yet we still don't have a clue or answer.

[@DeniseSmithGA]

Thanks very much for sharing your treks and finds! I love it.

[@mrwilliams-ro8pf]

Where the pueblo people grew corn/maize. Keep in mind that the entire desert southwest had a radically different climate in the pre-Columbian era. Even in what appears to be a desolate area today.

[@louellamoyer5578]

New sub. Love these vids. Thank you for sharing.

[@EnigmaClandestino]

You're very welcome, thank you very much for watching!

[@gailrockford8914]

Wow! Awesome. Music was perfect. I am speechless. What a site!

[@drobertsmithjewelry]

Pretty cool D-Rock! Looks to be Pueblo II-III, jive may suggest Pueblo IV. Amazing with that much exposure, the plaster is so intact. The poles and holes for them, remind me of Cohohina type building, with ramadas attached to buildings. My bet is, that one family lived there, to caretaker the kiva for ceremony. This is still done today at a few Rio Grand Pueblos. Chaco is similar in that perspective too. Those large structures were probably not used but at certain times. What they don’t talk on in Chaco big house sites, I’d the hundreds of field houses and great houses across the landscape.

[@chrisk7626]

Totally cool thanks again thanks for your effort thoroughly enjoyed it you're the best🎉 thoroughly fascinating I like to imagine what it look like way back when when it was inhabited and what they were sitting there doing. What their life was like.

[@logogonzalez6083]

Que hermosas ruination y que grandes historias delas tribute mesoamericanas una hermosura ❤❤❤

[@EnigmaClandestino]

Gracias por ver!

[@Dovid2000]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching your jaunt across the American desert in search of these cliff dwellings. I must say, though, that the background music that you've chosen to play is quite haunting, reminiscent of by-gone eras and lives that once were. Thanks, pal.

[@jeanagarcia7652]

Some of the best photography I’ve ever seen. Good job!

[@marmotwiyaka136]

Amazing! Thank you.

[@EnigmaClandestino]

You're welcome, appreciate you watching!

[@chattykathie7129]

the corn cobs left an impression in the clay. I saw pottery chards.

[@nicholasmroz4698]

D-Rock man I’ve been trying to find the location of this for a while now. Love your video’s man

[@Rebeljah]

Really cool, reminds me of the Turkey Creek Dwelling out in SE AZ built by the Salado Culture after 1150 CE

[@ClaimTheDensity]

Absolutely beautiful! Made me think of the concept of Supernatural Responsibility in the Physical.

[@RickNelsonMn]

Nice hike in beautiful surroundings. The ruins projected a sadness to me. It did seem a small community or extended family made a go of life there. Whatever caused them to leave it looks like some person or more destroyed the Kiva and much of other parts.

[@Orlcmb]

What a really cool and incredible place. I find it interesting that there seems to be little to no rock art or pottery around. Almost makes me wonder if they were only there for a short period of time for some reason..

[@1231oreo]

Love ur videos. Im now subscribed. 😊

[@EnigmaClandestino]

Appreciate you watching and supporting the channel!

[@conorsheehan9929]

Excellent video . Well done and thanks .

[@RonMarr]

Nice work. Thank you.

[@ziggypeace9933]

Way cool ! Thank you for sharing your trec...

[@raytheron]

Fascinating, indeed! Interesting that you didn't come across any pottery shards, or were you just not looking for any? I love and am at the same time frustrated by the mystery surrounding places like this. Thanks for sharing!

[@EnigmaClandestino]

There were pot sherds around, I just didn't focus on them this time. Thanks for watching!

[@KevinKerwin-z1i]

Wow i love seeing how people used to live and they did pretty well.

[@Fox1nDen]

The ancient kiva ruin would have been left untouched by the later people in respect of the past people they believed would revisit their home. The wooden rooftops were repurposed, likely for fires or building in other places.dexcavation might find broken pottery or burials, but mostly they buried away from living spaces and took everything with them when they left. The kiva floor would have been a sacred space for sand paintings and prayer dances when in original use. with the spring so nearby they had a good life until the Spaniards came through, and then the settlers changed the environmental pressures. There may have been earlier pressures we don't know about yet, flooding, drought, disease, or invasions. The hand marks in the stucco/mortar are very cool. that would have had some clay in it. so someone did not value having a smooth surface... or a smoother outside surface has weathered off. Thank you for posting these for us who do not get out much.

[@mikewatts3615]

Great video

[@charleneblake1146]

The places things you show us are so interesting. I enyoy these so much!!!

[@tootz1950]

The grid is where they sharpened their cutting tools and arrowheads.

[@SpencerHammond-v1q]

Raise an interesting question. Where do you think they might have wintered? I don't believe anyone's found evidence of seasonal long distance migration. Just possibly south facing dwellings vs north facing. Also might think of the Ancestral Puebloans' dwellings as defensive more than concealment. Fires give away location . Has any researchers identified the encroaching culture? I've heard speculation of migrations from the east and of raiding from the south . Don't know of any consensus on it. And wrapped in controversy - with sparse evidence of reworked human bones. Thanks for sharing this. You did some great work showing the work skill, layout and scale of this dwelling site.

[@CWS-h5z]

Places like these always make me wonder why some walls are standing intact and nearby others lay about in ruins? It doesn't seem plausible that the ruined walls just fell down over time due to weather, erosion, etc. In many cases the former building stones are scattered all over, which look to me like they were deliberately demolished. Anyone else have similar (or different) ideas?

[@EnigmaClandestino]

The place was more than likely looted at one point by pot hunters. May have been partially excavated as well back in the 60's. Either way, the ruins were looted. Most of them are.

[@gibsonrocker17]

Absolutely incredible place! I'm gonna have to put in some literal and figurative "leg work" to find this place 😆. I know it'll be worth the effort though!

[@BillyJ244]

I enjoyed your video. We don't have anything like that where I live. It was very cool to see ancient ruins. Especially in such great condition. A long time ago people lived and died there. If I could magically see into the past what happened way back then it would be truly amazing. We can only imagine. A place like that gives us an idea. Certain clues. It is up to our imagination to fill in the blanks. Thank you for your awesome video 😁

[@EnigmaClandestino]

You're very welcome, thank you very much for watching!

[@VanWillis]

Thanks for taking us along on all these historic adventures. Quick question, in all the vids I've watched you have the background music, what's the name of the band or musicians. Thanks again and I will check out your work into the future.

[@sgt.duke.mc_50]

To think something that is 1,000+ years old and the peoples that have passed through the centuries and there are those corn cobs. Another fascinating thing is there is no apparent evidence that anyone else has researched the place, i.e. archeologist or college kids on some kind of assignment, camping & drinking site etc., almost a virgin find for contemporaries. Had to be an amazing experience.

[@chattykathie7129]

Sharping tools and weapons on the wall makes scrapings

[@michaelpelletier42]

What a wonderful trip this was. Who knows really why they chose these secluded sites? If you grew up here and its all you knew that would be amazing I bet.

[@danielconquer909]

Their society split into two classes then there was some sort of revolt with one class of people fleeing into the canyons and cliff dwellings, some sites have shown evidence of canabalism and battles

[@piotr-lt4zz]

Another great adventure D-ROCK! Have you explored the amazing Cedar Mesa in S.E. Utah?

[@EnigmaClandestino]

Awesome, glad you enjoyed it! I'm kind of saving that area, but yes, I have done some walking in the general area. I will have content from that region in the very near future.

[@kwetkop]

1. Awesome choice in vehicle 2.Jealous of the remoteness of your country 3.Living the dream beats sending emails and updating spreadsheets

[@digitalsplit9312]

Thank you very much!

[@EnigmaClandestino]

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

[@JohnMack-f3f]

There would be nomadic mercenaries roaming around raiding homes. That’s why there are cliff dwellings. It’s an ancient security system.

[@NielsVana]

Could the "kiva pit" be the source of the clay ?? For building material? Greetzz from boring flat holland 🎉

[@markf4517]

Curious do you carry a snake bite kit? We have Water Moccasins where I live, nasty aggressive little buggers.

[@laynemanyguns3617]

13K views, cmon people at least subscribe!! Great work!

[@EnigmaClandestino]

Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

[@Fox1nDen]

these appear to have been left alone by earthquakes. other ruins partially damaged were likely not left alone. broken walls were shaken or deliberately destroyed, or both. what kind of wildlife would try to break into the granaries? I am honestly curious.

[@DonaldWheelis-xb1lu]

Did you spend the night.

[@tomdavis3304]

Hey where's your dog?

[@EnigmaClandestino]

Day off

[@fly_speck_cafe]

Well narrated and filmed. Kudos for saying granaries over grainaries.

[@rayvelasco2059]

Most Excellent ¿

[@mikedavis3841]

Heavy .👍

[@callen.6371]

Nice song ! Ballad to a Mexican!

[@kammurabi2313]

Who performs it? I like all of the music in these.

[@chrisk7626]

What you mentioned about pulling up the ladders and waiting out the seeds that's exactly what people all around the world did in caves man-made structures Etc have you heard of the term King of the Hill that's where that comes from. PS lots of people didn't survive the siege waiting it out doesn't work all the time. Which is probably why these were abandoned think on it. My guess is a bigger War like tribe weighted them out just like you said. It's all Theory and conjecture unless we get a time machine

[@cjdeschu]

I love your hat.

[@cjdeschu]

I mean it.

[@cjdeschu]

Don’t get a new one

[@chrisk7626]

I have a lot of opinions based on actual scientific fact. I know about a lot of the Native American ancestral stories and tribal stories and the way they explain how they got along with other tribes Etc. And I will tell you there were peaceful tribes War like tribes excetera just depended on the ones you got came across. If there were people who were dominated and people who were weak. Lots of them dominated other tribes that took slaves and concubine. You're not going to hear that in your high school history class. Lots of tribes were bad ass people known for their Warrior Palace. My teacher was full Native American and went to Vietnam. He told his father he was worried about coming back from Vietnam and he explained that you're from a warrior tribe of course you're coming back🎉

[@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1]

👍👍

[@Boereprinses]

An interesting but not so 'delicate' observation... Corn cobs were used in various ways over the centuries - one of them being a source of 'toilet paper'... That's why one often finds small pieces around ancient sites ... Just like humans needed water, there were other daily needs too...🤭

[@MrShieldone]

Giants

[@MrShieldone]

I believe Chico Canyon was one of the last stand line of defense Evidence of catabolism is prevalent there.

[@coeneschamaun1735]

Im wondering if portions of these ruins were rebuilt. Either by ancient people returning perhaps hundreds of years later, or by modern anthropologist/archeologist professionals. I wonder whether the corn cobs were placed there intentionally, well meant, but not original? I do find it all beautiful, and mysterious, but I wonder how much it has been disturbed over the centuries. Have you discovered more details in terms of documentation or studies that you can share with us? I dont understand why some sites have almost no artifacts at all. Have they been previously collected by archeologists, scientists, or pillaging visitors? Or were these sites purposely "cleaned" before being abandoned? I think its strange that portions of the structures are nothing but rubble or foundations, and other sections still look useable. Well worth the hike I'd say. Cool that you have a vehicle that you can still perhaps "accidentally leave the lights on" in!!😅

[@Zonaxion-SG-12]

Chaco Canyon was the site of cannibalism. Those who fled that area became dispersed throughout the canyons to survive what was to them an apocalyptic distopia. That's my take on it.

[@davidotto7666]

It was mostly because their enemies and he wanted to protect their territories and don't forget to wagon trains and stuff went through there and they always the Cowboys always killed Indians to the Indians are always on alert

[@antonycooper9141]

Frankly id sell up and move in there

[@happymoon5991]

How come we don’t see any clothes, shoes, utensils, ,,,,etc ??

[@EnigmaClandestino]

Because it was all looted years ago.

[@ednafruchey7386]

Did you leave the lights on?

[@EnigmaClandestino]

Nope, sure didn't.

[@jakejohnson7714]

We Assyrian native tribes in Iraq lived in hard places to find to escape persecution and genocide! thank you !

[@yomo159]

Most of these places were associated with ancient mining and furnace work sites. They were constructed where the mineral veins were located in these canyon nooks and crannies. The corncobs were used as fire starters/ Kindling.These are ancient furnaces.