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.

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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
approximateOccupation late 12th to early 16th centuries
archaeologicalCulture Pueblo III–Pueblo IV periods
constructionType cliff dwelling
country United States
county Los Alamos County
culture Ancestral Puebloans
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
heritage Ancestral Puebloan
linked to: Ancestral Puebloans
locatedIn Bandelier National Monument
Frijoles Canyon
New Mexico
Pajarito Plateau
United States
managedBy U.S. National Park Service
material tuff rock cliff
near Los Alamos, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
openToPublic yes
partOf U.S. National Park System
protectionStatus protected within Bandelier National Monument
region 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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Alcove House Trail endpoint Alcove House archaeological site