Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
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National preserve, southwestern New Mexico, U.S. Located in the Gila National Forest near the headwaters of the
Gila River, it contains groups of small but well-preserved
Pueblo Indian dwellings in natural cavities of an overhanging cliff 150 ft (45 m) high.
The dwellings were inhabited с AD 100–1300. Established in 1907, the monument occupies 533 acres (216 hectares).
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archaeological site in southwestern
New Mexico, U.S., in the Gila National Forest near the headwaters of the
Gila River. The name Gila is derived from the Yuma Indian term
hahquahssael, meaning “salty water running.” The monument lies in rugged country about 30 miles (50 km) north of
Silver City. It contains groups of small but well-preserved dwellings built of stone masonry in natural cavities of an overhanging cliff 150 feet (45 metres) high. The dwellings were inhabited from about AD 1280 to the early 14th century by peoples of the
Mogollon culture. The ruins of earlier dwellings also have been found there, the oldest of these dating to about AD 100. The monument, established in 1907, occupies an area of 0.8 square mile (2 square km).
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