Crow Canyon Archaeological District

For the teaching and research center in southwestern Colorado, see Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.
Crow Canyon Archeological District

Rock art at Crow Canyon
Nearest city Farmington, New Mexico
Area 3,200 acres (1,300 ha)
Architectural style Other, Hogans & Pueblitos
NRHP Reference # 74001200[1]
Added to NRHP July 15, 1974

Crow Canyon Archaeological District is a historic site in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, about 30 miles southeast of the city of Farmington. Located in Dinétah, the traditional homeland of the Navajo people, the site contains a variety of Navajo ruins and rock art from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. There are several large petroglyph panels which include both Navajo and Pueblo images, as well as a handful of Navajo defensive structures known as pueblitos which were built in the 18th century during a period of conflict with the Utes. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Crow Canyon Petroglyphs, photo from Historic American Buildings Survey

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References

  1. ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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