Christmas Tree Ruin

Christmas Tree Pueblito Map
 Located on the north side of Gobernador Canyon, the pueblito occupies a ledge and rock shelter. The pueblito consists of one large dwelling room. The pueblito was stabilized in 1970s (Powers and Johnson 1987).

Ceramic Assemblage: Ceramics observed included only Dinetah Gray wares (Powers and Johnson 1997).

Tree-ring Analysis: No tree-ring samples are available for this site.
Land Owner: Bureau of Land Management
Site Elevation: 6000 ft / 1828 m (estimated)
Hiking Difficulty: Access to the site is not possible from the canyon.
References:
Defensive Sites Of Dinetah Powers, Margaret A. and Byron P. Johnson 1987
Defensive Sites of Dinetah. New Mexico Bureau of Land Management Cultural Resources Series No. 2, 1987. U.S. Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque District.

More Information

  • ➠ Dinetah Pueblitos (Google Map)
  • ⇩ How to Download KML Files from Google Map (PDF 154 KB)
  • ⇩ Dinetah Pueblitos (GPX Data, ZIP 3 KB)
  • ⇩ Dinetah Pueblitos (KML Data, ZIP 8 KB)
  • ⇩ Temporal Map Distribution (PDF 520 KB)
  • ➠ Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
  • ➠ Office of Archaeological Studies Ceramic Typology