Laguna Plata Archeological District

Laguna Plata Archeological District
Nearest city Hobbs, New Mexico
Area 3,360 acres (13.6 km2)
NRHP reference # 89001209[1]
Added to NRHP September 14, 1989

The Laguna Plata Archeological District is a 3,360 acres (13.6 km2) historic district in Lea County, New Mexico, near Hobbs, New Mexico, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It included 26 contributing sites.

Field investigation was conducted by archeologists in April 2010. It is a seasonal use camp site which had usage by native people in three periods: 200/400–1100 A.D., 1100–1300 A.D., and 1300–1450 A.D.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Kenneth Brown, Marie E. Brown, Benjamin G. Bury, Peter C. Condon, Richard Doucett, Jeffrey R. Ferguson, Charles D. Frederick, Michael D. Glascock, Martha Graham, Richard G. Holloway, David A. Hyndman, Melissa K. Logan, Linda Perry, J. Michael Quigg, M. Steven Schackley, Regge Wiseman, Adriana Romero, Barbara M. Winsborough, Kenneth Brown (2010). "The Laguna Plata Site Revisited: Current Testing and Analysis of New and Existing Assemblages at LA 5148, Lea County, New Mexico".


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