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Pecos National Monument

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.

United States of America (Europe and North America)

Date of Submission: 05/09/1990
Criteria: (iii)
Category: Cultural
Submission prepared by:
National Park Service, U.S.Dept. of the Interior, Washington D.C. 20240
Coordinates:
New Mexico . Lat. 35°.35' N. ; Long. 105°5' W
Ref.: 713

Description

Pecos National Monument, New Mexico. This site was occupied since before A.D. 900 up until the 19th century. The archaeological excavations of the area led to the development of a cultural sequence which in turn enabled the comparative dating of southwestern U.S. sites. This classification is the cornerstone of the understanding of Southwestern archaeology. In addition to the archaeology at Pecos, there are the foundations of a Spanish mission, the ruins of an 18th-century church, and numerous Pueblo Indian structural remains, including restored kivas.