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Candelaria Pueblo

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Candelaria Pueblo
c. 2005 of backfilled great kiva site
Nearest cityGrants, New Mexico
Area33.2 acres (13.4 ha)
NRHP reference No.83001619[1]
NMSRCP No.847
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 1983
Designated NMSRCPDecember 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Reed, Paul F. "Las Ventanas". Archaeology Southwest. Retrieved November 21, 2014.