Mummy Cave Overlook

Our second stop this morning was Mummy Cave Overlook, so named for the mummy found in the ruins.

Mummy Cave Ruin is one of the largest ancient Puebloan villages in Canyon de Chelly, and was occupied from earliest times to about 1300. The east and west alcoves are comprised of living and ceremonial rooms. The tower complex resting on the central ledge was built in the 1280s by people who migrated from Mesa Verde.