Candelaria Pueblo

Candelaria Pueblo
c. 2005 of backfilled great kiva site
Nearest city Grants, New Mexico
Area 33.2 acres (13.4 ha)
NRHP reference # 83001619[1]
NMSRCP # 847
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 10, 1983
Designated NMSRCP December 18, 1981

Candelaria Pueblo, also known as Las Ventanas, is a Chacoan-style site located within the El Malpais National Monument. The site consists of a two-story great house with approximately 75-90 rooms. Built circa 1050-1100 A.D., the pueblo served as a house of worship and was surrounded by a community of smaller pueblos. A lava flow to the west of the great house preserved many of the ritual sites and artifacts associated with the pueblo.[2]

Archaeological investigations at the site began in the 1980s and are still ongoing.[2] The pueblo was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[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. 1 2 Reed, Paul F. "Las Ventanas". Archaeology Southwest. Retrieved November 21, 2014.


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