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Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Atsinna Pueblo Alternative Name: El Morro National MonumentCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 35.645 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Southwest Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Mountain View, NM
Latitude: 35.038410N Longitude: 108.35391W
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Atsinna Pueblo, the largest of the pueblos in El Morro, dates from about 1275 CE. The community here thrived, as there were reliable resources of food and water found in the valley.
Atsinna Pueblo:
The ancestral Puebloans made use of what they had around them: flat sedimentary rock easily cut up as slabs they could pile one on top of another and cement with clay and pebbles. The pueblo measures about 200’ by 300’ and would have housed between 500 and 600 people at its peak. Approximately 355 interconnected rooms surround an open courtyard. Square and circular ceremonial rooms--underground chambers known as kivas--were spaces for informal gatherings as well as their religious ceremonies.
The archeological excavations in the 1950s exposed adobe walls painted with murals. The dwelling would have a covered roof with an entrance leading into the living areas.
Today, members of the Historic Preservation Division care for Atsinna Pueblo. Careful repairs and upkeep allow visitors to learn about the original inhabitants of El Morro National Monument.
The Use of the Landscape:
The landscape around Atsinna would have been utilized by the ancestral Puebloans. Naturally occurring pools on the sandstone, called tinajas would have been used for seasonal water sources. Some may have been expanded to collect more water.
In addition, hand-and-toe holds lead into the box canyon as well as near the pool, indicating the water source seen today along the Inscription Loop Trail would have been used during the Pueblo occupation. Source: National Park Service (see below link).
Further reading and information:
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Morro_National_Monument<2>
National Park Service - El Morro National Monument / Atsinna Pueblo
http://www.nps.gov/elmo/learn/historyculture/atsinna.htm<4>
Directions:
From Mountain View, NM via Indian Service Rte 125 / Ramah Business Route and NM-53 E, 8.6 mi.
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