Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM (3)

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Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM (3)
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM (3)

**Aztec Ruins National Monument** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000484, date listed 10/15/1966

1 mi. N of Aztec

Aztec, NM (San Juan County)

The ancestral Pueblos, not the Aztecs, built the elaborate stone structure and occupied it for approximately two centuries, between 1100 and 1300 AD. Within miles of Aztec's West Ruin are scores of other structures, indicating an extensive, planned community. Clearly, construction of this magnitude required well organized teams of workers and substantial forethought. Despite such deliberate design, the use of the building probably changed over time. (1)

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Eventually the site no longer served the needs of the community. People started to move away from this center, perhaps because of a combination of drought and social factors. By 1300, people had left the entire region. The Pueblo people believe Aztec was just one of many stops in their migration journey to the center place. From here, they traveled west, south, and east, to Hopi, Azuni, and other pueblos in New Mexico. In those modern communities Pueblo people keep alive many of the same traditions and customs that flourished here. The people continue to come back to honor the spirits of their ancestors who, they believe, still inhabit this special place. (from NPS trail guide)

References (1) Aztec Ruins NPS www.nps.gov/azru/learn/historyculture/engineering-in-azte...

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