Megalithic Portal: Latest from New Mexico, United States

Arroyo Hondo Pueblo

stonetracker — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:54:19 GMT

]]>Important Note: Before jumping into the history, be advised that I was unable to find any visible remains of this site mainly due to limited time. It was likely completely backfilled after excavations in the 1970s. It is now part of Arroyo Hondo Open Space and supposedly whatever is left of the site is viewable from high points. The location given is for the north trailhead and parking area, not the pueblo ruins. I'll be back for a more extensive search.

Tsankawi

donhelfrich — Sun, 31 May 2026 10:06:56 GMT

]]>An Ancestral Pueblo village occupied between 1100 and 1500. Part of the larger Bandelier National Monument system, though less visited. At Tsankawi you take a 1.5 mile walk along a mesa, viewing cavates, petroglyphs and the Ancestral Pueblo village of Tsankawi. Ladders are a required part of this trail!

Bandelier National Monument - Tyuonyi Overlook Village Pueblo

stonetracker — Sat, 30 May 2026 06:46:08 GMT

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Jemez Historic Site

stonetracker — Mon, 25 May 2026 12:46:38 GMT

]]>A state-run historic site on New Mexico State Road 4 in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. It preserves the archaeological remains of the 14th-century Native American Gíusewa Pueblo, which had an estimated 200 rooms in five blocks, including two kivas (one pictured here); and a 17th-century Spanish colonial mission church.

Coronado Historic Site

stonetracker — Sun, 17 May 2026 07:12:19 GMT

]]>Although the park is named after Vasquez de Coronado, a Spanish explorer who camped in the vicinity in 1540–1542 CE, the site is primarily focused on the multi-story Kuaua Pueblo (Tiwa for "evergreen"), one of many Tiwa-speaking ancient pueblos located along the Rio Grande in the area when Coronado arrived. The 1000-room pueblo or village was settled about 1325 CE and abandoned toward the end of the 16th century due to Coronado's often unwelcome demands and the disruptive after-effects of the Tiguex War (February 1541 CE).

El Morro National Monument

stonetracker — Tue, 12 May 2026 08:24:42 GMT

]]>The Inscription Rock Trail is an approximately 1 mile paved loop that starts behind the visitor center. It leads to the famous water pool and then follows the cliff face for a distance where visitors can see both the historic inscriptions and the Ancestral Pueblo petroglyphs at close range. The entire trail is wheelchair accessible. Part of a US national monument in Cibola County, New Mexico.

Dittert Pueblo Ruins

stonetracker — Sun, 10 May 2026 18:25:43 GMT

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Gran Quivira Site - Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

stonetracker — Fri, 08 May 2026 21:16:13 GMT

]]>The Gran Quivira unit of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is the largest of the three NPS units at 611 acres. Prior to Spanish contact, Gran Quivira was a vast city with multiple pueblos, and kivas. Mound 7, a 226-room structure from the Pueblo IV period (1275/1300 to 1600 CE), is the largest and currently the only fully excavated pueblo at the site. During the excavation, an older circular pueblo was discovered under Mound 7.

Fossilized Footprints - White Sands National Park

AKFisher — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:14:36 GMT

]]>New dating confirms White Sands footprints in New Mexico are 23,000 years old - pushing the date of human arrival in the Americas earlier, more on our page.. For 80 years, only a small collection of fossilized footprints were known to exist at White Sands. However, in 2006, a group of scientists noticed dark spots dotting the expanse of the lakebed that appeared to be footprints. Their curiosities lead them to dig up these dark spots in 2009. This led to the discovery of both Harlan’s ground sloth and human footprints.

Aztec Ruins National Monument

bat400 — Sun, 11 May 2025 12:17:53 GMT

]]>The modern of village of Aztec, San Juan County, New Mexico, is the site of several closely spaced Ancestral Puebloan village “Great Houses” and smaller homesteads. Also ancient roads, temples and artifacts - the complex is considered to be a Chaco Canyon outlier. The park contains a visitor's center with museum and a multitude of archaeological sites, only a few of which are accessible to the public.

La Cieneguilla Petrolyphs

KaiHofmann — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:14:53 GMT

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Three Rivers Petroglyphs

RBE — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:27:23 GMT

]]>The Three Rivers Petroglyph Site is one of the few locations in the Southwest set aside solely because of its rock art. It is also one of the few sites giving visitors such direct access to petroglyphs. More than 21,000 glyphs of birds, humans, animals, fish, insects and plants, as well as numerous geometric and abstract designs are scattered over 50 acres of New Mexico's northern Chihuahuan Desert.

Blackwater Draw

AKFisher — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:08:15 GMT

]]>Blackwater Draw is an intermittent stream channel about 140 km (87 mi) long, with headwaters in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, about 18 km (11 mi) southwest of Clovis, and flows southeastward toward the city of Lubbock, Texas. Blackwater Locality No. 1 is an important archaeological site that was first recognized in 1929 by Ridgley Whiteman - the type-site of the Clovis culture. The first large-scale excavation occurred in 1932, though local residents had been collecting bone and lithic materials for decades.

Atsinna Pueblo

AKFisher — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 13:03:24 GMT

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Simon Canyon Ruins

AKFisher — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 17:50:58 GMT

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