Aztec Ruins

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Ancestral Puebloan site National Monument World Heritage Site component archaeological site

Aztec Ruins is a significant Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site in northwestern New Mexico, known for its well-preserved great houses and kivas.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Aztec Ruins National Monument	6
Ancestral Puebloan masonry	1
Aztec Ruins canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ancestral Puebloan site ⓘ National Monument ⓘ World Heritage Site component ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Chacoan great house architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ surface form: Chacoan Ancestral Puebloans
builtBy	Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ surface form: Ancestral Pueblo people
conservationStatus	legally protected archaeological site ⓘ
constructionPeriod	circa 11th–13th centuries CE ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culture	Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ surface form: Ancestral Puebloan
designation	Aztec Ruins self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Aztec Ruins National Monument
feature	ceremonial kivas ⓘ multi‑story masonry rooms ⓘ plazas ⓘ prehistoric road segments ⓘ
governingBody	National Park Service ⓘ surface form: U.S. National Park Service
hasPart	Great Kiva ⓘ West Ruin great house ⓘ great houses ⓘ kivas ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter	true ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Chaco Culture National Historical Park ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Chaco Culture)
locatedIn	New Mexico ⓘ San Juan County, New Mexico ⓘ northwestern New Mexico ⓘ
locatedInOrNear	Aztec, New Mexico ⓘ
managingOrganization	National Park Service ⓘ
materialUsed	stone masonry ⓘ wooden beams ⓘ
namedAfter	Aztec, New Mexico ⓘ
nameEtymology	misattributed to the Aztec civilization by early Euro‑American settlers ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody	Animas River ⓘ
offers	guided tours ⓘ interpretive trails ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
partOf	Chaco Culture National Historical Park ⓘ surface form: Chaco Culture World Heritage Site Chaco Phenomenon ⓘ surface form: Chacoan cultural sphere
primaryFunctionHistoric	ceremonial center ⓘ residential complex ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus	U.S. National Monument ⓘ
recognizedAs	site of national historical and archaeological significance ⓘ
recognizedBy	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
region	Four Corners region ⓘ
significance	important for understanding Ancestral Puebloan social and ceremonial life ⓘ well‑preserved example of Chacoan great house planning ⓘ
tourism	popular cultural heritage tourism destination in New Mexico ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Americas ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ancestral Puebloans → majorSite → Aztec Ruins ⓘ

Chaco Culture National Historical Park → architectureStyle → Aztec Ruins ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancestral Puebloan masonry

Farmington → hasNearbyAttraction → Aztec Ruins ⓘ

subject surface form: Farmington, New Mexico