The Ake Site is a name for a prehistoric archaeological location near the town of
Datil in the
San Augustine Basin of
Catron County, New Mexico
Catron County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,579, making it New Mexico's third-least populous county. Its county seat is Reserve. Catron County is New Mexico's largest county by area. ...
, United States. It was listed on the New Mexico Register of Cultural Properties in 1975, and listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1976. The Ake Site is particularly important for the age and length of its use by
prehistoric
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peoples. It has been dated during the
Clovis
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People
* Clovis (given name), the early medieval (Frankish) form of the name Louis
** Clovis I (c. 466 – 511), the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler
** Clovis II (c. 634 – c. 657), ...
period between 10,999 BC and 8000 BC, and during the
Folsom Folsom may refer to:
People
* Folsom (surname)
Places in the United States
* Folsom, Perry County, Alabama
* Folsom, Randolph County, Alabama
* Folsom, California
* Folsom, Georgia
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period between 7999 BC and 5999 BC, making it among the oldest sites in the
American Southwest
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.
Other sites around Ake are not as old, with the nearby
Bat Cave
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dating from 4999 BC to 1000 BC and nearby
pueblo
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s dating from 1000 BC to 1000 AD.
[(2005]
Paleoindian Geoarchaeology and the Archaeological Potential on the Plains of San Augustin, New Mexico.
Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona. Retrieved 6/13/07.
See also
*
Bibliography
*Beckett, P.H. (1980) ''The Ake Site: Collection and Excavation of LA 13423, Catron County, New Mexico.'' New Mexico State University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Cultural Resources Management Division Report 357.
References
External links
Mapillustrating the location of the Ake Site
{{Catron County
Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
Buildings and structures in Catron County, New Mexico
History of Catron County, New Mexico
Native American history of New Mexico
Pre-Columbian archaeological sites
New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties
National Register of Historic Places in Catron County, New Mexico