Alcove House archaeological site
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Alcove House archaeological site is an ancient Ancestral Puebloan dwelling built high in a cliff alcove in what is now Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan dwelling
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| access |
hiking trail from Frijoles Canyon visitor area
ⓘ
via a series of ladders and stairs ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ceremonial Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateOccupation | late 12th to early 16th centuries ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Pueblo III–Pueblo IV periods ⓘ |
| constructionType | cliff dwelling ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Los Alamos County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancestral Puebloans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | about 140 feet above the canyon floor ⓘ |
| feature |
cliff alcove
ⓘ
kiva ⓘ masonry structures ⓘ room blocks ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasKiva | reconstructed kiva ⓘ |
| hasView | Frijoles Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Ancestral Puebloan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bandelier National Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frijoles Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Pajarito Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| material | tuff rock cliff ⓘ |
| near |
Los Alamos, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Fe, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. National Park System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | protected within Bandelier National Monument ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
|
| significance |
example of Ancestral Puebloan cliff architecture
ⓘ
important cultural site within Bandelier National Monument ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Ancestral Puebloan period ⓘ |
| tourism | popular hiking destination in Bandelier National Monument ⓘ |
| visitorInfrastructure |
stairs
ⓘ
wooden ladders ⓘ |
| visitorUse | interpretive site ⓘ |
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