Honanki

The Honanki and Palatki archaeological sites were first studied by Jesse Walter Fewkes of the Smithsonian Institution.

He conducted test excavations at both sites in 1895 and in 1911, during his study of Hopi migration traditions.

Fewkes named the site "Honanki," which means "Bear House" in the Hopi language.

Many of the cliff dwellings in the area west of Sedona were occupied during the Honanki Phase.

The Sinagua occupation of Honanki was probably between 1130 and 1280 CE, based on a tree-ring date of 1271 (from a wooden beam in the ruin) and other archaeological evidence.