Tsankawi, Archaeological site in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico, United States.

Tsankawi is a prehistoric settlement on a mesa top within Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico, made up of around 350 rooms arranged around a central plaza. Some rooms are carved directly into the soft volcanic cliffs, while stone wall remains and petroglyphs are visible along the trail.

The Ancestral Puebloan people built and occupied this settlement during the 15th and 16th centuries, a period of active community life across the wider Rio Grande region. By the late 16th century the site was abandoned, and the descendants of its inhabitants are among the ancestors of today's Tewa-speaking Pueblo communities.

The Tewa name Tsankawi, from San Ildefonso Pueblo, means roughly "mesa ruin of the sharp gap of prickly pear cacti". The trail follows paths worn 8 to 24 inches into the tuff by people walking from the mesa top to farms below, often barefoot or in sandals. The village plaza likely hosted dances and ceremonies, and San Ildefonso and Cochiti Pueblos keep ties to the site.

The 1.5-mile loop trail is self-guided, with a trail guide available; it is not audio-guided. The route follows centuries-old footpaths worn 8 to 24 inches into the tuff, passing unexcavated ruins, cave dwellings and petroglyphs. Access is from a roadside parking area just north of the intersection of East Jemez Road and State Road 4.

The name Tsankawi comes from the Tewa language and translates roughly as 'village between two canyons at the clump of sharp round cacti'. This kind of place name acts almost like a map, encoding a precise visual of the landscape into a single spoken word.