The Elden Pueblo Project is a public education endeavor between the Coconino National Forest, Northern Arizona Archaeology Society volunteers, and governed by the Public Lands Interpretive Association.  

Since 1978, archaeologists have engaged students and community members in excavation, research, and artifact analysis, expanding accessible learning in archaeology, history, and outdoor science, with public lands stewardship at the forefront.

The Pueblo is a 60‑ to 70‑room ancestral village occupied from about A.D. 1080 to 1275. Archaeologists refer to its residents as the Sinagua, a name derived from the early Spanish term for the San Francisco Peaks, Sierra Sin Agua (“Mountains Without Water”).

Pasiwvi sits in an open ponderosa pine forest just a half mile east of Mt. Elden, and is located one mile north of the Flagstaff Mall on Highway 89 on the Coconino National Forest.

The Elden Pueblo Project is made possible by the generous support of our funders, donors and program partners. Thank you!