List of Ancestral Puebloan dwellings in New Mexico explained

This is a list of Ancestral Puebloan dwellings in New Mexico, United States.

Locations

Site namePueblo peopleNearest town (modern name)LocationType class="unsortable"Description class="unsortable"Photo
AbóTiwa/TompiroMountainairRuins located in the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.
AcacaguaRuins. Sometimes called Acacagui or Accafui[1]
AcomaKeresVillageAlso called "Sky City", Acoma is an active pueblo. A National Historic Landmark and a National Trust Historic Site. Home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
AcotiTaosRuins. The "birth place of Montezuma".
AlamedaTiwaBernalilloGreat HouseRuins. Located on the present-day site of Alameda Elementary School. One of the 12 pueblos of Tiwa Indians along both sides of the Rio Grande, north and south of present-day Bernalillo
Apache CreekMogollonApache CreekRuins with as many as 25 rooms.[2] [3]
Arroyo HondoTanoGalisteoGreat HouseRuins located on the Galisteo Basin also known as Kua-Kay. 24 great houses with about 1200 rooms total, each about three stories high, surrounded eight plazas, and had at least eight kivas. The inhabitants also constructed an acequia system (irrigation ditch) from a permanent spring below the pueblo to their fields.
AticaRuins. Juan de Oñate identified this pueblo in 1598. Its location is lost.
AychiniRuins. Juan de Oñate identified this pueblo in 1598. Its location is lost.
Aztec RuinsAncestral PuebloanAztecGreat HouseRuins. A National Monument, an historical property of the National Park Service, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, and part of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
BaguacatRuins. Juan de Oñate identified this pueblo in 1598. Its location is lost.
BandelierLos Alamos
Burnt CornTanoGalisteoGreat HouseRuins located on the Galisteo Basin also known as Burned Corn Pueblo, or Burnt Corn Ruin. As many as 20 great houses surrounded a central plaza with an unknown number of kivas.
Casa BlancaRuins. Juan de Oñate identified this pueblo in 1598. Its location is lost.
Casa del EcoGreat HouseRuins. Juan de Oñate identified this pueblo in 1598. Its location is lost.
Casa MontezumaRuins
CastildavidRuins
CaceresTiwaBernalilloGreat HouseRuins. One of the 12 pueblos of Tiwa Indians along both sides of the Rio Grande, north and south of present-day Bernalillo
CamposTiwaBernalilloGreat HouseRuins. One of the 12 pueblos of Tiwa Indians along both sides of the Rio Grande, north and south of present-day Bernalillo
Casa ChiquitaAncestral PuebloanCrownpointGreat House"The Little Girl's House". Ruins located in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Casamero PuebloAncestral PuebloanPrewittGreat HouseRuins located just north of the power plant along County Road 19 approximately three miles north of Interstate 40. Very informative plaques and signs. This may be the Casa Moreno reported by Stephen Holsinger in 1901. Andrews Outlier is supposedly 4.5 km southeast.
Casa RinconadaAncestral PuebloanCrownpointGreat KivaRuins located in Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
CempoalaTiwaGreat HouseRuins. One of the 12 pueblos of Tiwa Indians along both sides of the Rio Grande, north and south of present-day Bernalillo, New Mexico
Chamisa LocitaTanoGalisteoGreat HouseRuins located on the Galisteo Basin featuring a 300-room great house.
ChamisalTiwaBernalilloGreat HouseRuins. One of the 12 pueblos of Tiwa Indians along both sides of the Rio Grande, north and south of present-day Bernalillo
Chetro KetlAncestral PuebloanCrownpointGreat HouseThe meaning of, "Chetro Ketl" has been lost. Ruins located in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
ChipiinuingeTewaCanonesRuins. Name means "house at the pointed peak".
CochitiKeresCochitiGreat house; cliff dwellingsActive with ruins on-site. Home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
Canador PeakHohokamTrincherasRuins
Cox RanchQuemadoGreat houseRuins
CristoneAbiquiuRuins
Crumbled HouseAncestral PuebloanNewcombGreat houseRuins. Great house with over 100 rooms, plus a compound with about 150 rooms. Occupied 1100 to 1250 AD
East CommunityAncestral PuebloanChaco Canyon
EmbreeMogollonLas CrucesRuins
Gallo Cliff DwellingAncestral PuebloanGallo Canyon, New MexicoRuins
GilaMogollonSilver CityCliff Dwellings, Pit Houses[4] Ruins
Goesling RanchQuemadoGreat houseRuins
Gran QuiviraTiwaMountainairRuins located in the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.
Great KivasZuniZuniRuins located on the Zuni Indian Reservation in the Zuni-Cibola Complex and that is listed as a National Historic Landmark.
Halfway House OutlierAncestral PuebloanNew MexicoRuins
HawikuhZuniZuniRuins located on the Zuni Indian Reservation in the Zuni-Cibola Complex and that is listed as a National Historic Landmark.
Hogback OutlierMountainair50 miles northwest of Chaco Culture National Historical ParkGreat house, great kiva, 35 small house sites.Outlier community
HouiriHomayoGreat houseRuins
Hungo PaviAncestral PuebloanCrownpointGreat houseThe meaning of, "Hungo Pavi" has been lost. It may be a mispronunciation of the Hopi, "Shungopovi", meaning a Hopi village. Ruins located in Chaco Culture National Historical Park. An unexcavated Chacoan great house (monumental public building) containing over 150 rooms, a great kiva, and an enclosed plaza.
IsletaTiwaSouth ValleyGreat houseActive pueblo with ruins on-site. Home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
JemezTowaJemez SpringsGreat houseAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos, known as the Walatowa.
KechipbowaZuniZuniRuins located on the Zuni Indian Reservation in the Zuni-Cibola Complex and that is listed as a National Historic Landmark.
KewaKeresAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos. Called the "Santo Domingo Pueblo" by the Spanish, reacknowledged as Kewa in 2010.
Kin CheopsQuemadoGreat houseRuins
Kin KletsoAncestral PuebloanCrownpointGreat House"Yellow House". Ruins located in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Kin KlizhinAncestral PuebloanCrownpointGreat House"Black House". Ruins located on the far western edge of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Kin NahasbasAncestral PuebloanCrownpointGreat Kiva"Round House". Ruins located in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Previously thought to be a great kiva, now considered a possible part of a great house.
KintyelAncestral PuebloanCrownpointRuins located in Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Kin Ya'aAncestral PuebloanGreat House"Tall House". Ruins located immediately south of Crownpoint approximately one-half-mile east of Route 371. Entrance is unlocked gate on south side of Ikard-Newson Propane business. Fairly bad dirt road to the site, walking from the gate may be a better idea. Chacoan roads are fairly evident. Several difficult-to-spot remains of smaller buildings.
KuauaTiwaVillageExcavated in the 1930s and now the site of the Coronado State Monument and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Kyaki:maZuniZuniRuins located on the Zuni Indian Reservation in the Zuni-Cibola Complex and that is listed as a National Historic Landmark.
La CienegaTanoGalisteoGreat houseRuins located on the Galisteo Basin with 140 rooms, also known as Tzi-gu-ma or Pueblo La Mesita.
Leyit KinMountainair1 mile southeast of Pueblo Bonito3 kivas, 27 rooms.Archaeological site
LagunaKeresGreat houseAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
Las MadresTanoGalisteoRuins located on the Galisteo Basin.
MaiguaTiwaBernalilloGreat houseRuins. One of the 12 pueblos of Tiwa Indians along both sides of the Rio Grande, north and south of present-day Bernalillo
MalpaisTiwaBernalilloGreat houseRuins. One of the 12 pueblos of Tiwa Indians along both sides of the Rio Grande, north and south of present-day Bernalillo
Mats'a:kyaZuniZuniRuins located on the Zuni Indian Reservation in the Zuni-Cibola Complex and that is listed as a National Historic Landmark.
NambeTewaGreat houseAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
NompeTiwaBernalilloGreat houseRuins. One of the 12 pueblos of Tiwa Indians along both sides of the Rio Grande, north and south of present-day Bernalillo
Ohkay OwingehTewaEspañolaGreat houseAn active pueblo with ruins on-site. Once called the "San Juan Pueblo"; re-acknowledged tribal name in 2005. Home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
Paa-koTanoGalisteoGreat houseRuins located on the Galisteo Basin.
PecosTowaPecosRuins. Now a National Historic Landmark
Peñasco BlancoAncestral PuebloanCrownpoint"White Rock Point". Ruins located in Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Unusual in at least three ways; oval in shape, one of only two great houses on the south edge of Chaco Canyon, and it has at least four great kiva.
PicurisTiwaPeñascoGreat houseAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
PilabóTiwaSocorroGreat houseRuins. Once the home of the Piro Pueblo, located at the site of the present town of the city of Socorro.
PoblazonBernalilloRuins.
PojoaqueTewaGreat houseAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
PosegeTaosRuins
PoshuouingeTewaAbiquiuRuins of 700-room puebloTwo large courtyards and a kiva can still be seen.
Pot Creek PuebloTiwaTalpaRuins of 400 ground floor room puebloPueblo room and kiva can be seen
PuarayTiwaBernalilloGreat houseRedeveloped into modern homes. The Chamuscado and Rodriguez Expedition left people here in 1582. One of the 12 pueblos of Tiwa Indians along both sides of the Rio Grande, north and south of present-day Bernalillo
Pueblo AltoAncestral PuebloanCrownpointGreat House"High Town". Ruins located in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Sits adjacent to New Alto and Rabbit Ruins.
Pueblo BonitoAncestral PuebloanCrownpointGreat House"Beautiful Town". Ruins located in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Standing within 70 ft of the north wall of the canyon, the building was five stories high. There are at least 27 circular kivas, and in some cases the interior of the kivas is of fine tablet masonry.
Pueblo del AltoPirosBelenRuins lie on the east side of the Rio Grande.
Pueblo BlancoPiros34° 30'Ruins on the west rim of the Médano, east of the Rio Grande.
Pueblo Caja del RioCochitiRuins
Pueblo de la ParidaPiroRuins located on the west run of the Médano east of the Rio Grande.
Pueblo del ArroyoAncestral PuebloanCrownpointGreat House"Town by the Arroyo". Ruins located in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Located near Pueblo Bonito, it is on the north side of the arroyo. The original height was probably 4 stories, with two kivas in the court, three built within the pueblo walls, and four outside the main building.
Pueblo del EncierroKeresanCochitiRuins located near the Cochiti Pueblo.
Pueblo de los JumanosJumanoGreat houseThe definite location of the pueblo is not known, although it is supposed to have been situated near the base of the elevation called Mesa de los Jumanes. According to Escalante the pueblo was destroyed by the Apache.
Pueblo de los SilosTewaPecosRuins that are situated in the Galisteo Basin between the Keresan pueblos of the Rio Grande.
Pueblo GalisteoTanoGalisteoGreat houseRuins located on the Galisteo Basin with 47 rooms that were inhabited up into the 1700s. The inhabitants of both sites moved to Santa Domingo Pueblo.
Pueblo de los MuertosHohokamCibola CountyRuins
Pueblo LargoTanoGalisteoGreat houseRuins located on the Galisteo Basin. There were eight rectangular great houses of stone and adobe with four regular kivas, five plazas, and a shrine. The pueblo was estimated to have contained more than 480 rooms, and although erosion has affected some of the rooms, many walls are still intact.
Pueblo PardoTiwaMountainairRuins
PintadoAncestral PuebloanMcKinley CountyGreat House"Painted Town". Ruins that are part of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The most easterly of the Chaco Canyon group, the building is L-shaped, the two wings measuring 238 feet and 174 feet, exterior measure. The inclosed court was occupied by two kivas and other semi-subterranean structures, while just outside the court is another large kiva. There are at least ten minor pueblos surrounding it.
Pueblo ViejoSocorroRuins
PuyeEspañolaCliff dwellingRuins located in the Santa Clara Pueblo, it is a National Historic Landmark.
QuaraiTiwaManzanoRuins located in the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.
Robledo MountainMogollonLas CrucesRuins
Salmon RuinsAncestral PuebloanBloomfieldGreat HouseRuins. Listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places.
San CristobalTanoGalisteoGreat houseRuins located on the Galisteo Basin, this pueblo is also known as Yam-p-ham-ba. Stone and adobe were used to build rectangular roomblocks and kivas. At one time, San Cristobal was one of the largest pueblos in the Southwest, four or five stories high and containing as many as 600 ground-floor rooms.
SandiaTiwaBernalilloGreat houseRuins but now occupied with 1742 Sandia Pueblo. One of the 12 pueblos of Tiwa Indians along both sides of the Rio Grande, north and south of present-day Bernalillo
San LazaroTanoSanta FeVillageRuins located on the Galisteo Basin, this pueblo is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. A 450-room pueblo that included a kiva, a plaza, an irrigation reservoir, two roomblocks, and a sweat lodge.[5]
San MarcosTanoGalisteoGreat houseRuins located on the Galisteo Basin. A major trade center for the region, there were great houses with more than a hundred rooms are located around a central plaza with numerous kivas. San Marcos became an important paraje, or campsite, on one of the main routes of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. After the Pueblo Revolt in 1680 the people of San Marcos joined the Navajo and Apache in refugee communities in Potrero Viejo. The Keresan inhabitants fled to Acoma pueblo, and others to Hopi.
SandiaTiwaAlbuquerqueAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
Santa AnaKeresAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
Santa ClaraTewaEspañolaAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
San PascualPiroSocorroRuins located east of the Rio Grande, on a butte, on the western slope of the Little San Pascual Mountain, near the eastern boundary of the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
San FelipeKeresGreat houseAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
San IldefonsoTewaGreat houseAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
San Rafael de los GentilesRuins
SantiagoTiwaBernalilloVillageExcavated in the 1930s and now the site of modern homes. One of the 12 pueblos of Tiwa Indians along both sides of the Rio Grande, north and south of present-day Bernalillo; see Tiguex War.
SenecúTiwaSan PasqualRuins. Once the home of the Piro Pueblo, the exact location of this pueblo has been lost.
StarkweatherMogollonReserveGreat houseRuins
TaosTiwaTaosGreat houseAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
Tarque PuebloTiwaMountainairRuins
TesuqueTewaSanta FeGreat houseAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.
TeypanaTiwaSocorroGreat houseRuins. Once the home of the Piro Pueblo.
TijerasTijerasGreat houseRuins
Tom's RockPie TownGreat houseRuins
TonqueSan FelipeGreat houseRuins on north side of Tonque Arroyo, about 7 miles southeast of San Felipe
TsankawiWhite RockRuins located in the Bandelier National Monument.
Tsin KletzinAncestral PuebloanCrownpointGreat house"Black Wood Place" or "Charcoal Place". Ruins located in Chaco Culture National Historical Park. One of only two great houses on the southern side of Chaco Canyon. Believed to be situated in order to provide a line-of-sight of at least six other great houses (Pueblo Alto, Penasco Blanco, Kin Kletso, Bis sa'ani, Kin Klizhin, and Kin Ya'a). Built on a north-south line with Casa Rinconada and Pueblo Alto.
TsiregeWhite RockGreat houseRuins. Located on property owned by the Los Alamos National Laboratory, it is regarded as ancestral by the San Ildefonso Pueblo.
TyuonyiRuins located in the Bandelier National Monument.
Una VidaAncestral PuebloanCrownpointGreat house"One Life". Unexcavated ruins located in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park within 100 metres of the visitor center.
Upper Arroyo HondoTanoGalisteoGreat houseRuins. This neighbor to larger Arroyo Hondo pueblo contained about 50 rooms and one kiva on the Galisteo Basin.[6]
WachteTiwaBernalilloGreat houseRuins. One of the 12 pueblos of Tiwa Indians along both sides of the Rio Grande, north and south of present-day Bernalillo
WijijiAncestral PuebloanCrownpointGreat House"Black Greasewood". Ruins located in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Heshotathluptsina (Yellow House)ZuniZuniRuins located on the Zuni Indian Reservation in the Zuni-Cibola Complex and that is listed as a National Historic Landmark.
ZiaKeresGreat houseAn active pueblo that is home of one of the 21 federally recognized Pueblos.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Hodge . F.W. . Pueblo Names in the Oñate Documents . New Mexico Historical Review . 10 . 1, Article 3 . 16 September 2023.
  2. http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra/fed_notices/nagpradir/nic0216.html Federal Register: July 22, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 140)
  3. Hegmon, M., Nelson, M. and Ruth, S. (1998). "Abandonment and Reorganization in the Mimbres Region of the American Southwest." American Anthropologist. 100(1) March. pp. 152.
  4. Web site: Gila Cliff Dwellings NM: An Administrative History (Introduction). www.nps.gov. 2017-02-05.
  5. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=348&ResourceType=Site "San Lazaro Pueblo"
  6. http://galisteoarchaeology.org/map.php "Galisteo Basin Archaeological Sites"