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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
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
Tsirege (also Tshirege) is a classic Ancestral Puebloan
The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as Ancestral Pueblo peoples or the Basketmaker-Pueblo culture, were an ancient Native American culture of Pueblo peoples spanning the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southe ...
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 (the county seat). The population was 5,725 at the 2 ...
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 Laboratory, laboratories of the United States Department of Energy National Laboratories, United States Department of Energy ...
. 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 language, Tewa: Pʼohwhogeh Ówîngeh ’òhxʷógè ʔówîŋgè"where the water cuts through"
), also known as the Turquoise Clan, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, Santa Fe Coun ...
as ancestral. The name means "bird place" in the Tewa language
Tewa ( ) is a Tanoan language spoken by several Pueblo people, Pueblo nations in the Rio Grande valley in New Mexico north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe, and in Arizona. It is also known as Tano, or Tée-wah (archaic). There is some disagre ...
. 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. Mos ...
*Tsankawi
Tsankawi is a detached portion of Bandelier National Monument near White Rock, New Mexico. It is accessible from a roadside parking area, just north of the intersection of East Jemez Road and State Road 4. A self-guided 1.5-mile loop trail provi ...
*Puye Cliff Dwellings
The Puye Cliff Dwellings are the ruins of an abandoned pueblo, located in Santa Clara Canyon on Santa Clara Pueblo Reservation land near Española, New Mexico. Established in the late 1200s or early 1300s and abandoned by about 1600, this is a ...
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