pre-Columbian site

A pre-Columbian site is an archaeological location in the Americas that preserves evidence of human activity and cultures that existed before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492.

Observed surface forms (8)

• pueblo ruin ×2
• Mississippian culture site ×1
• Paleoindian site ×1
• Totonac settlement ×1
• pre-Hispanic settlement ×1
• pre-Inca monument ×1
• prehistoric Native American site ×1
• prehistoric Puebloan village ×1

Instances (11)

• Cerro Colorado
  surface form: Cerro Colorado (archaeological site)
• Cempoala via concept surface "Totonac settlement"
• Quiahuiztlán via concept surface "pre-Hispanic settlement"
• Chavín de Huántar
• UNESCO World Heritage (Chavín de Huántar)
  surface form: Chavín de Huántar
• Pucllana Temple or Pucllana Shrine via concept surface "pre-Inca monument"
  surface form: Pucllana Temple
• Gila Cliff Dwellings (core archeological area)
• Jemez Historic Site (Giusewa Pueblo and San José de los Jemez Mission) via concept surface "pueblo ruin"
  surface form: Giusewa Pueblo
• Arlington Springs Man site via concept surface "Paleoindian site"
• Coronado Historic Site (Kuaua Pueblo) via concept surface "pueblo ruin"
• Moundville Archaeological Park via concept surface "prehistoric Native American site"