Kawaika-A, Arizona | |
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  Kawaika-A Location within the state of Arizona Show map of Arizona Kawaika-A Kawaika-A (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:35°44′41″N110°13′14″W / 35.74472°N 110.22056°W /35.74472; -110.22056 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Navajo |
| Elevation | 6,441 ft (1,963 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-36940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 42872[1] |
Kawaika-A is apopulated place situated inNavajo County,Arizona, United States.[2]
From 1935 to 1939, thePeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology ofHarvard University conducted an archeological expedition of which this location was one of the primary sites, along withAwatovi. The expedition uncovered murals and wall paintings from the aboriginal American Southwest.[3] Prior to settlement by European pioneers, the location was inhabited as early as 1500, but was deserted for unknown reasons by 1583.[4] The name is derived from theHopi name for the local inhabitants, the Kawaika.[5]
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