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The Aztec Ruins National Monument in northwestern New Mexico, United States, consists of preserved structures constructed by the Pueblo Indians. The national monument lies on the western bank of the Animas River in Aztec , New Mexico, about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Farmington .
Hubbard Site is an Ancestral Puebloan archeological site located in Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico. The tri-wall structure, which resembles a similar building found at Pueblo del Arroyo, was excavated in 1953. [1]
The Aztec Ruins Visitor Center, also known as the Aztec Ruins Administration Building/Museum, by the main entrance to the Aztec Ruins National Monument, on the outskirts of Aztec, New Mexico, was built in 1919. It is located approximately 0.75 miles north of U.S. Route 550, by the Animas River.
Aztec is a city in, and the county seat of, San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. [ 5 ] [ 8 ] The city population was 6,126 as of the 2022 population estimate. [ 9 ] The Aztec Ruins National Monument is located in Aztec.
Aztec Ruins National Monument: January 24, 1923: Aztec: San Juan: Preserves ancestral Pueblo structures in north-western New Mexico 2: Bandelier National Monument: February 11, 1916: Santa Fe: Sandoval and Los Alamos: Includes Frijoles Canyon; contains (restored) ruins of dwellings, kivas, rock paintings and petroglyphs 3: Chaco Culture ...
Chaco Culture National Historical Park: San Juan County and McKinley County: 900-1150 Residences [1] Acoma Pueblo: Acoma Pueblo: 1000-1200 Residences [2] Taos Pueblo: Taos: 1000-1450 Residences [3] Gallo Cliff Dwelling: Nageezi: 1150-1200 Residences [4] Aztec Ruins National Monument: Aztec: ca. 1200s-1300s Residences [5] Palace of the Governors ...
The richness of the cultural remains at park sites led to the expansion of the small National Monument into the Chaco Culture National Historical Park on December 19, 1980, when an additional 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) were added to the protected area. In 1987, the park was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Interior of Great Kiva at Aztec Ruins National Monument showing the vast size of the structure Ruins of the kiva at Puerco Pueblo, Petrified Forest National Park Chacoan round room features. A kiva (also estufa [1]) is a space used by Puebloans for rites and political meetings, many of them associated with the kachina belief system.