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The Great Kiva was built in the early 1100s and may have provided a place for communitywide ceremonies and gatherings. Phtographer-George H.H. Huey.
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Sepia image of an aerial photograph of Aztec Ruins National Monument in Aztec, New Mexico.
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Aztec Ruins, embodying the architecture and building techniques of over 1000 years ago, preserves the ruins of the largest pre-Spanish villages of the southwest."
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Established as a national monument in 1923, the ruins originally contained at least 500 rooms, housing about 800 Indians. The Pueblo was originally constructed in the early 100's by people of the Chaco Culture, who abandoned it before..."
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Several kivas and two rows of storage rooms.
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Aztec Ruins National Monument near Aztec, New Mexico is visited by thousands of people annually who come to examine the work of a stone-age Indian civilization."
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In the center of the photo is a pit lined with adobe brick. Behind it, you can see the walls of the Aztec Ruins.
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Postmarked Aztec, New Mexico, 6/17/1938.
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Ground view of a portion of the excavated ruins at Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico.
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Aztec Ruins. Postage in U.S., Canada and Mexico was one cent.
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Postmarked Aztec, NM. 3/15/1917.
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Color image of the Aztec Ruins in Aztec, New Mexico. Image shows excavation in progress of the ruins with 3 people surrounding a smaller kiva in the center-right of the image. On back it reads, "The Aztec Ruins was one of the largest pre-Spanish villages in the Southwest. The biggest ruin here was once a building of 500 rooms, 3 stories high. Tree-ring dates indicate that this alrge pueblo was built between 1106 and 1121."
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Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico.
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Foreground view of a kiva.
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Color image showing the "T" shape doorway at Aztec Ruins, with the sky visible in the background. Masonry consists of sandstones.
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Showing the three Kivas and the northwest corner of the ruins. The first written record of these Ruins was made in 1859, although extensive and scientific excavations were not made until 1916 to 1921 by the American Museum of Natural History."
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Noted on bottom of postcard: A Chaco Indian Doorway, Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico.
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One of the best preserved Indian ruins in the country, Aztec was abandoned by 1300 A.D."
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A man and a woman gaze into one of the Aztec adobe-lined pits as a tour guide gestures towards it. Behind them are more pits and a few dilapidated walls, also made of adobe brick. Several green trees can be seen behind the ruins, contrasting with the tan brick.
On the back: The Aztec Ruins are one of the best preserved ruins and finest examples of the pre-historic way of life in this country. Delicacy, precision and strength are three of the main...
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Faded image of Aztec Ruins North of Farmington, NM. Image shows a medium size structure with walls still standing but slowly crumbling apart and falling down. Appears to be within a large field surrounded by vegetation that looks to be sagebrush.