Adolfo Canyon Site facts for kids
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Adolf Canyon Site (LA 5665)
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Southwestern side of the pueblito
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| Nearest city | Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico |
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| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| MPS | Navajo--Refugee Pueblo TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003605 |
Quick facts for kids Significant dates |
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| Added to NRHP | January 21, 1987 |
The Adolfo Canyon Site (LA 5665) is an exciting archaeological place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. An archaeological site is where people study old things to learn about the past. This site has a special type of ancient home called a Navajo pueblito. It sits high up on a rock, looking over Adolfo Canyon. The site includes a small, three-room stone building, a large area where ancient trash was found (called a midden), and six hogans. Hogans are traditional Navajo homes, and these were built with "forked sticks."
What Archaeologists Found
Scientists have carefully dug up parts of the pueblito, the hogans, and the old trash area. During these digs, they found many pieces of pottery. These pottery pieces are called "sherds." They found types like Dinetah Gray and Gobernador Polychrome. These types of pottery are often linked to the Navajo people.
They also found one piece of Puname Polychrome pottery. This type came from the Pueblo people who spoke the Keresan language. Finding different types of pottery helps archaeologists understand which groups of people lived or traded in the area long ago. No items from Europe were found during these digs.
Scientists used a method called tree-ring dating to find out how old the hogans are. This method looks at the growth rings in wood, just like you can tell a tree's age. The tree-ring dates show that the hogans were built between 1733 and 1751.
