What history should I know before visiting Canyon de Chelly?
A. Canyon de Chelly visitors have their choice of many interesting tours to help you discover the history of this wonderful place. You’ll learn that in the canyons are sites of several hundred prehistoric Indian villages, most of them built between A.D. 350 and 1300. In later centuries, the Basketmakers adopted many new ideas which were introduced into this area, such as the making of pottery, the bow and arrow, and bean cultivation. Canyon de Chelly did not know outsiders until the early 19th Century when the Spanish found this area and a series of invasions began.
