Footprint of Ancestral Pueblo Society
Pueblo people describe this site as part of their migration journey. Today you can follow their ancient passageways to a distant time. Explore a 900-year old ancestral Pueblo Great House of over 400 masonry rooms. Look up and see original timbers holding up the roof. Search for the fingerprints of ancient workers in the mortar. Listen for an echo of ritual drums in the reconstructed Great Kiva.
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Facebook
"Like" our Facebook page to see regular updates and photos of park events, wildlife, and preservation work.
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Annual Earth Day Celebration
Activities, crafts, and displays for all ages are offered to foster discussion about caring for our environment.
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Junior Ranger Camps
Free summer Junior Ranger camps are an immersive opportunity for children to learn about ancestral Pueblo culture. Register through San Juan College.
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East Ruin Tours
The park offers guided tours to East Ruin, an unexcavated Great House, once a month during the summer season. Free reservations are required.
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Summer Lecture Series
Each summer Aztec Ruins hosts a diverse array of authors, scholars, and artists to give free public presentations.
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World Heritage Designation
In 1987 Aztec Ruins became a UNESCO World Heritage site as part of Chaco Culture. There are only 21 such special places in the United States.
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The Digital Archeological Record (tDAR)
This website is a repository for hundreds of images of Aztec Ruins and other archeological sites.
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Did You Know?
These “Aztec” Ruins are not ancient Aztec temples. Ancestral Pueblo people built this place. Scholars once thought the Aztecs migrated to Mexico from the southwestern U.S., causing early settlers to mistakenly call these monumental ruins along the Animas River - the "Aztec Ruins."