Hovenweep National Monument, located in southeastern Utah, was established to protect an array of early puebloan-era villages. These 10,000 year old structures are wonderfully built with handmade brick. The area's dwellings are spread out over a twenty mile range. Square Tower Group, a three story complex, is the only group of buildings accessible by road at Hovenweep. The homes and kivas are presented with a variety of indoor furnishings, giving a interesting feel for an early puebloan life style.
The Ute Indians, that moved into the area thousands of years later, named the area Hovenweep, meaning deserted valley. Surely, the abandoned villages were as mysterious to the Utes as they are to today's visitors.