Adolfo Canyon Site (LA 5665)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Adolfo Canyon Site (LA 5665)
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nearest_city= Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico
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added = January 21, 1987
governing_body = BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
mpsub=Navajo--Refugee Pueblo TR
refnum=86003605 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Adolfo Canyon Site (LA 5665) is an archaeological site containing a Navajo pueblito located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA. The site is situated on a rock outcrop overlooking Adolfo Canyon. The site consists of a three-room, single story pueblito, and extensive midden area, and six forked stick hogans on the crest of a ridge.

Excavation Findings

Portions of the pueblito, hogans, and trash area have been excavated. Dinetah Gray and Gobernador Polychrome ceramic sherds were recovered during the excavations. One sherd of Puname Polychrome from the Keresan pueblos was also found. No European trade goods were found during the excavation.

Tree-ring dates obtained from the hogans range from 1733vv to 1751v.

References

*"Defensive Sites Of Dinetah" by Margaret A. Powers and Byron P. Johnson. New Mexico Bureau of Land Management Cultural Resources Series No. 2, 1987.