Aztec Ruins National Monument, 318 acres (129 hectares), NW N.Mex., near Farmington; est. 1923. Ruins of a 12th-century Pueblo Pueblo, name given by the Spanish to the sedentary Native Americans who lived in stone or adobe communal houses in what is now the SW United States. The term pueblo is also used for the villages occupied by the Pueblo.
..... Click the link for more information. town contain interesting kivas kiva , large, underground ceremonial chamber, peculiar to the ancient and modern Pueblo. The modern kiva probably evolved from the slab houses (i.e., storage pits and dwellings that were partly underground and lined with stone slabs set on edge) of their cultural
..... Click the link for more information. , one of which has been completely restored. Pueblo culture reached a high level of achievement in this area. The ruins were named by early settlers who mistakenly believed that they were built by the Aztecs. See National Parks and Monuments National Parks and Monuments

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Aztec Ruins National Monument

Archaeological site, northwestern New Mexico, U.S. Located on the Animas River just north of the town of Aztec, it was established in 1923 and has an area of 0.5 sq mi (1.3 sq km). Mistakenly named by early settlers, the site actually contains the excavated ruins of a 12th-century Pueblo town. It was designated a World Heritage site in 1987.

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Address: 84 County Rd 2900
Aztec, NM 87410
Phone: 505-334-6174;
Fax: 505-334-6372;
Web: www.nps.gov/azru/
Size: 318 acres.
Established: Proclaimed on January 24, 1923.
Location: On Ruins Road about 3/4 mile north of US 516, just outside the town of Aztec, New Mexico.
Facilities: Picnic area (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Self-guided walk, guided programs (seasonally).
Special Features: Ruins of this large 12th-century Pueblo Indian community have been partially excavated. Contrary to the name, these structures were not built by the Aztecs of central Mexico, but centuries earlier. Aztec West stands three-stories high and once had as many as 500 rooms including a ceremonial "great kiva" over 40-feet in diameter.

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AZTEC, NM 87410 (505) 334-9829 AZTEC RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT 84 Road 2900 AZTEC, NM 87410 (505) 334-6174 Fax 334-6372 CORONADO STATE MONUMENT P.

Museum directory: museums, monuments & parks by Whispering Wind

Aztec Ruins National Monument is a 500-room pueblo that housed a tribe of Chacoans 800 years ago.

Southern Colorado by Young, Don; Young, Marge / Romantic Weekends: America's Southwest

Also nearby are the Crow Canyon and Chimney Rock Archaeological Areas and the Chaco Canyon, Hovenweep, Canyon de Chelly and Aztec Ruins National Monuments.

Fairfield Communities Continues Western Expansion With Purchase of ... by Business Wire