Turns out when you decide to duck the clean crew where you are staying, you end up at Montezuma's Castle. The place we were originally going to go was closed on Tuesday, we end up there on Thursday but that is another story.
For some reason, the explorers, thought this was a hide out or vacation home built for Montezuma and named it accordingly. I don't think they noticed site A which is just some rock foundations. Actually, both site A and Montezuma's castle were built by the Sinagua Indians who may have ended up with trade items that started in Mexico. Trade items were probably the main connection to Mexico. The Sinagua may have original immigrated from there.
Site A, which is in the second photo, caught fire and burned according to the posted information. It might have been a cooking fire or may be there was another cause. Since there are no real records from back then, everyone gets to have their theory.
The bottom picture is of Beaver Creek which flows past the site. It looks dry but just 30 yards up stream, the water is visible in the stream bed. It flows underground just in front of the dwellings for part of the year. That would be a good reason not to build by the banks of the creek. I still wouldn't build as far up if I didn't need to defend against other groups of people though. Site A is a good location for being up from the water without having to scamper up and down ladders.
I suspect not everyone got along way back then and ladders were a good defense for preserving yourself and protecting your stored food from a raid.
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