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Tsirege (also Tshirege) is a classic
A Plan for the Management of the Cultural Heritage at Los Alamos (large .pdf file)
Tsirege Pueblo tour
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Tsirege (also Tshirege) is a classic Ancestral Puebloan
The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as the Anasazi, were an ancient Native American culture that spanned the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, an ...
archaeological site located north of Pajarito Road (now closed to the public) about one mile west of White Rock, New Mexico
White Rock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. It is one of two major population centers in the county; the other is Los Alamos, New Mexico, Los Alamos (the county seat). The populatio ...
on property owned by Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory (often shortened as Los Alamos and LANL) is one of the sixteen research and development laboratories of the United States Department of Energy (DOE), located a short distance northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, ...
. Tsirege consists of approximately 800 rooms, was occupied from c. 1325 to c. 1600, and is regarded by the people of San Ildefonso Pueblo
San Ildefonso Pueblo (Tewa: Pʼohwhogeh Ówîngeh ’òhxʷógè ʔówîŋgè"where the water cuts through"
) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, and a federally recognized tribe, established c. 130 ...
as ancestral. The name means "bird place" in the Tewa language
Tewa is a Tanoan language spoken by Pueblo people, mostly in the Rio Grande valley in New Mexico north of Santa Fe, and in Arizona. It is also known as Tano, or (archaic) Tée-wah.
Dialects and usage
The 1980 census counted 1,298 speakers, a ...
. The site includes a long defensive wall, 10 kivas, a reservoir, and many significant petroglyph
A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...
panels. Tours of the site are rarely offered (twice per decade on average).
See also
*Bandelier National Monument
Bandelier National Monument is a United States National Monument near Los Alamos in Sandoval and Los Alamos counties, New Mexico. The monument preserves the homes and territory of the Ancestral Puebloans of a later era in the Southwest. Most ...
*Tsankawi
Tsankawi is a detached portion of Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico, near White Rock, New Mexico, White Rock. It is accessible from a roadside parking area just north of the intersection of East Jemez Road and State Road 4. A self-guid ...
*Puye Cliff Dwellings
The Puye Cliff Dwellings are the ruins of an abandoned pueblo, located in Santa Clara Canyon on Santa Clara Pueblo land near Española, New Mexico. The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.
Ancient pueblo dwellings
Between 900 ...
References
A Plan for the Management of the Cultural Heritage at Los Alamos (large .pdf file)
Tsirege Pueblo tour
Archaeological sites in New Mexico Los Alamos National Laboratory Buildings and structures in Los Alamos County, New Mexico History of Los Alamos County, New Mexico Puebloan buildings and structures {{NewMexico-geo-stub