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Big Bead Mesa

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64: 960: 310: 89: 287:. The hogans are clustered in small groups, each of which is accompanied by secondary structures such as sweat lodges, food cache areas, and fortifications. In two places there are open formations that are interpreted as dance grounds used for ceremonial purposes. Fortifications include an extensive wall that nearly cuts off one portion of the settlement. Access to the area below the mesa rim was possible, but likely required the use of ladders. 971: 96: 71: 849: 1010: 944: 880: 864: 854: 1015: 323: 939: 885: 526: 906: 808: 839: 773: 738: 813: 718: 678: 503: 778: 768: 763: 743: 859: 693: 608: 728: 723: 598: 818: 783: 688: 663: 803: 753: 733: 708: 698: 683: 673: 658: 638: 613: 603: 593: 823: 798: 703: 643: 623: 618: 588: 578: 758: 713: 653: 628: 583: 890: 788: 668: 633: 844: 793: 748: 648: 556: 541: 995: 496: 1000: 572: 328: 1005: 974: 489: 964: 315: 455: 431:"Assessment Report of Ecological / Social /Economic Conditions, Trends, and Risks to Sustainability, Cibola National Forest Mountain Ranger Districts" 536: 128: 63: 88: 512: 353: 298:
Puebloan settlements. The site is an important window into the movements of the Navajo and their relationships to the surrounding tribes.
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Keur, Dorothy Louise (1941). "Big Bead Mesa: An Archaeological Study of Navaho Acculturation 1745-1812".
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The site was occupied by the Navajo from about 1745 to 1812. At the time, they were allied to the
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sites identified. It extends along two tongues of the mesa, split by a wide complex of
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of that time. First explored archaeologically in 1939, it was declared a
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The site consists of a large fortified village, with about 90
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The Big Bead Mesa site is located in a remote area between
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Big Bead Mesa is located in New Mexico
Big Bead Mesa is located in the United States
Grants, New Mexico
35°29′39″N 107°12′58″W / 35.49417°N 107.21611°W / 35.49417; -107.21611
66000958
Navajo
Navajo
Grants, New Mexico
Cibola National Forest
Puebloans
National Historic Landmark
Grants, New Mexico
Jemez Pueblo
Albuquerque
Mount Taylor
hogan
arroyo
ravines
Apache
Acoma
National Register of Historic Places portal
National Register of Historic Places listings in Sandoval County, New Mexico
List of National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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