Box Canyon Site

Box Canyon Site
Nearest city Animas, New Mexico
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
MPS Animas Phase Sites in Hidalgo County MPS
NRHP reference # 92001796[1]
NMSRCP # 1309
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 28, 1993
Designated NMSRCP October 24, 1986

The Box Canyon Site is a prehistoric archaeological site in Hidalgo County, New Mexico. The site was occupied during the Animas phase (1200-1350 A.D.); some artifacts may also date from the Salado phase (1350-1450 A.D.) The principal feature of the site is an adobe house mound containing more than 100 rooms. A 1962 excavation explored 18 of the rooms; artifacts recovered from the investigation include ceramics, stone and metal flakes, and some cobbles.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan. 28, 1993.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Duran, Meliha S. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Box Canyon Site (restricted). National Park Service. May 1992.


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