Besh Ba Gowah is a spectacular 200 Salada room pueblo occupied between AD 1250 - 1450. Although the site is from the Salado culture, the name is Apache meaning "metal camp." By the time the Apaches came through and claimed the area, the Sadado civilization had disappeared and miners were busy pulling rocks from the nearby mountains.
Besh Ba Gowah has been "stabilized" and "reconstructed" over the years. Originally all the walls would have had a plaster adobe covering the rocks. However the area of the pueblo is enormous and convenes a very realistic sense of early life and culture in the area. Besh Ba Gowah is located near Globe, AZ so is in a pinyon/juniper forest at about 4-5,000 foot.
During the excavation, jewelry with seashells was found and other items of trade. Polychrome pottery unique to the area evolved. Building techniques (especially of kiva like structures) appear to be borrowed from the ancient Anasazi and neighbors to the north.
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| View of the extensive walls of the pueblo |
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| Walls are reconstructed but give solid sense of pueblo |
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| Recreation of living area; gourds, pottery, and materials |
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Low doors into spaces all enclosed
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