Interior of restored great kiva - Aztec Ruins National Monument - Aztec, New Mexico

The restored great kiva at Aztec Ruins is as close as a visitor may ever get to experiencing what the setting would have been like 900 years ago, maybe with chanting shamen and Peubloans performing ceremonial dances to the beating of drums, while wearing ritualistic costumes.

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