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When did Navajos Arrive in Arizona?

by | Oct 18, 2018 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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When did Navajos arrive in Arizona? Dr. James Collins Portland, Oregon In July 1960, scientists tested tree rings on a Navajo three-fork dwelling and found it dated to 1389 C.E. That’s the earliest confirmed arrival in Arizona, in the Four Corners area, to date. Navajos and Apaches are the only Arizona Indians to be classified in the Athabaskan linguistic group. Archaeologists and anthropologists theorize this group began migrating south from Canada and Alaska around 1100 C.E. Marshall Tr


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