The 'Top of the World' Village

Our guide explained that searchers have found signs of a Fremont village all along this ridge line above the canyon. In particular, he told us that pit houses were found on top of the rock pillars in the center of the image below. A close up of those pillars is displayed underneath this photo but does not actually reveal any of those details. As to why the occupants of this village would climb the pillars and build a 'house' there, speculation is that it was for protection against human or animal predators.