Tsama Pueblo, Archaeological site in Abiquiú, New Mexico.
Tsama Pueblo is an archaeological complex in Abiquiú containing numerous room structures spread across an extensive area in northern New Mexico. The site includes sections of ancient garden plots that demonstrate how residents cultivated the surrounding land.
The settlement was founded and inhabited by Tewa Pueblo residents between 1250 and 1500, representing centuries of occupation. Archaeological research began in the 20th century to document and understand the site.
The Tewa name Tsâmâ Ówîngeh Kayyee translates as 'they wrestled village ruin'. The site lies in an address-restricted area of Abiquiú, so it cannot be visited; its 1,100 rooms and surrounding cobble mulch garden plots are known from research, not from public access.
Tsama Pueblo lies in an address-restricted area of Abiquiú, so it cannot be visited without prior arrangement; the site is not open to casual observation. The Archaeological Conservancy, which in December 2008 added 11.6523 acres to the Tsama Archaeological Preserve, holds the land. Direct enquiries about study access to the Conservancy rather than to the site itself.
The site sits near several other former Pueblo settlements, forming a network of interconnected communities in the region. This spatial arrangement reveals how different groups coexisted and maintained connections with one another.
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