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	AZTEC RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT
		1923 wurde Aztec Ruins zum National Monument erklärt.
		Aztec Ruins ist kein einzelnes Pueblo, vielmehr finden sich hier in unmittelbarer Nähe mehrere einzeln stehende Komplexe:
		Frühe Siedler gaben diesem Ort den Namen Aztec.
	www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/A/Aztec_Ruins_National_Monument (402 words)

	Aztec Ruins
		Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico, was established in 1923 and covers 320 acres.
		Early Euro-American settlers erroneously assumed the people who built these villages were Aztecs, hence the name of the ruins and of the modern town of Aztec.
		Aztec is a multiple story building with floors suspended on huge tree members that were cleaned of bark and branches.
	www.neartime.com /ruins/aztec.htm (625 words)

	Aztec Ruins NM, NM GMP - Superintendent's Note
		The National Park Service has begun work on a new long range management plan for Aztec Ruins National Monument.
		Aztec Ruins contains some of the most remarkably well-preserved ancestral Pueblo architecture in the Southwest.
		The existing Aztec Ruins General Management Plan (GMP) was completed in 1989.
	planning.nps.gov /parkplans.cfm?ID=159 (358 words)

	Aztec Ruins National Monument
		Aztec Ruins National Monument in northwestern New Mexico was established in 1923 to preserve a 319-acre site that contains the ruins of a large prehistoric stone and timber pueblo built in the 12th century.
		Adjacent to it is the centerpiece of the ruins, the Great Kiva, a reconstructed circular ceremonial structure that is the largest in North America.
		The main ruin is a three-story structure of 500 rooms, built c.1100 and occupied for a period of some 200 years.
	www.buzzle.com /chapters/travel-and-tourism_adventure-and-specialty-travel_national-parks-and-wilderness-areas_monuments-and-historical-sites_aztec-ruins-national-monument.asp (134 words)

	New Mexico - Aztec Ruins National Monument
		Like Montezuma Castle in Arizona, the Aztec Ruins were mistakenly thought by early white explorers to be relics of the great 15th century central Mexican civilisation though as with most other ancient settlements of the Southwest they actually date from around the 12th century and were built by tribes indigenous to this region.
		Location: The monument is just 2 miles from the centre of Aztec, a bustling town near Farmington in the far northwest of New Mexico, and close to the busy US 550 that leads to Durango in Colorado.
		The village became ruined, slowly covered by the desert sands and remained unvisited until the mid nineteenth century - the first known rediscovery was in 1859.
	www.americansouthwest.net /new_mexico/aztec_ruins/national_monument.html (525 words)

	Aztec Ruins National Monument in TutorGig Encyclopedia
		The 'Aztec Ruins National Monument' is a U.S. National Monument, centered around ancestral Pueblo structures in north-western New Mexico, United States, located close to the town of Aztec.
		Aztec Ruins on the Animas: Excavated, Preserved, and Interpreted, by Southwest Parks & Monuments Association
		The site was declared a National Monument on January 24, 1923, and was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, as part of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, on December 8, 1987.
	www.tutorgig.com /ed/Aztec_Ruins_National_Monument (440 words)

	Aztec Ruins National Monument and Aztec, New Mexico
		Aztec Ruins National Monument has nothing to do with the Aztecs, but was inadvertently misnamed by early US explorers.
		Aztec Ruins was inhabited by the Pueblo Ancestors we call Anasazi or Hisatsinom from around 1100 through 1150 AD, then rebuilt and reoccupied during the 13th century.
		While Aztec Ruins may not be as awe inspiring as Chaco or Mesa Verde, the interesting thing about it is that it shows influences from both cultures.
	www.goamericanwest.com /newmexico/aztecruins.shtml (425 words)

	Ah, Wilderness!: Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico
		AZTEC RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT— It's the perennial waters of the Animas River that likely drew the ancient Indian people to this corner of far northwest New Mexico nearly 900 years ago.
		Although the long-deserted ruins of Aztec stand as a vibrant reminder of the achievements of an ancient people, there is an aura of sadness about them.
		I recommend a visit to Aztec Ruins in far northwest New Mexico; it is on the way between Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon.
	www.mjhinton.com /wild/000625.htm (1681 words)

	Aztec Ruins National Monument
		Aztec Ruins National Monument preserves structures and artifacts of Ancestral Pueblo people from the 1100s through 1200s.
		Ruins Road is the first street west of the Animas River bridge on Hwy 550 in Aztec.
		Aztec's Anasazi inhabitants were attracted to the valley because of its location and fertile, irrigatable soil.
	www.desertusa.com /azrnm/aztecnm.html (862 words)

	Aztec Ruins National Monument on Encyclopedia.com
		The ruins were named by early settlers who mistakenly believed that they were built by the Aztecs.
		Learning at the Aztec Ruins.(writing workshop for 3rd graders held at Aztec Ruins in New Mexico)
		Ruins of a 12th-century Pueblo town contain interesting kivas, one of which has been completely restored.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/a/aztecr1ui.asp (315 words)

	Aztec Ruins National Monument
		These photos were taken at the Aztec Ruins National Monument in Aztec, New Mexico.
		The Aztec Ruins lies near the Rio de las Animas Perdidas, or River of Lost Souls.
		The early settlers to this San Juan basin thought that the prehistoric Indians who built this Pueblo village were Aztec before they migrated to Mexico.
	photos1.ghostweb.com /aztec1.html (362 words)

	Aztec Ruins National Monument - One of America's Historic Places in New Mexico
		The Aztec Ruins National Monument was listed on 1966-10-15 and is located in San Juan county.
		Aztec Ruins National Monument - One of America's Historic Places in New Mexico
		The National Register has identified more than 72,000 districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture.
	www.americashistoricplaces.com /historynewmexico/AztecRuinsNationalMonument.htm (117 words)

	Indian Ruins in the Four Corners Area
		Aztec Ruins in Aztec, NM is a huge ruin assocated with Chaco.
		Frances Canyon, the largest of the Gobernador ruins.
		Lowry Pueblo Ruins located north of Cortez, CO.
	www.neartime.com /ruins (344 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico
		In cooperation with the City of Aztec Planning Department, attention will be given to factors outside the boundaries that affect the integrity of Aztec Ruins National Monument.
		Copies of that brochure may be obtained from the park Superintendent: Dennis L. Carruth, Aztec Ruins National Monument, #84 County Road 2900, Aztec, NM 87410-9715, Tel: (505) 334-6174 x.
		----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332 (C) the National Park Service is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan at Aztec Ruins National Monument.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2003/October/Day-08/i24651.htm (716 words)

	Aztec Ruins National Monument - News - US-Parks.com
		A letter from the Superintendent: Dear Friend of Aztec Ruins, I invite you to join us in planning for the future of Aztec Ruins National Monument.
		Aztec Ruins National Monument - News - US-Parks.com
		Teachers and students invited to write at Aztec Ruins.
	www.us-parks.com /aztec_ruins/news.html (187 words)

	Aztec Ruins
		Aztec Ruins is an Anasazi 500 room pueblo with the nations largest reconstructed Great Kiva.
		In addition to the ruins, there is a museum, bookstore, restrooms, and picnic area.
		Take a self-guided tour of the ruins and imagine what it was like back in Anasazi times.
	www.aztecchamber.com /aztec/ruins.htm (72 words)

	Worldisround - Aztec Ruins 5/03 - Natural Monuments in New Mexico photos
		Aztec Ruins National Monument is located near Farmington in northwestern New Mexico and lies between Mesa Verde to the north and Chaco Canyon to the south.
		Natural Monuments in New Mexico - travel photos - Aztec Ruins National Monument is located near Farmington in northwestern New Mexico and...
		The ruins were not actually built by Aztecs but by the Ancestral Pueblans (the Anasazi).
	www.worldisround.com /articles/17237/index.html (163 words)

	Children Express Their Own Sense of Place at Aztec Ruins National Monument - Rural Roots, Volume 4, Number 3 (June 2003)
		An example of this is Aztec Ruins National Monument in northwestern New Mexico, a unit of the U.S. National Park System and a World Heritage Site that is home to the architectural remains of an ancestral Pueblo settlement.
		Each has made Aztec Ruins National Monument a part of their bubbling creative spirit, and now they are giving something back.
		When noted children's author Uma Krishnaswami moved to the area in 1997, she saw Aztec Ruins as the perfect place-based classroom to teach local elementary school children about writing.
	www.ruraledu.org /roots/rr403a.htm (1691 words)

	GORP - Aztec Ruins National Monument
		Location: Aztec Ruins National Monument is located on Ruins Road about 3/4 mile north of U.S. Highway 550, just outside the town of Aztec, New Mexico.
		Chaco Culture National Historic Park and Mesa Verde National Park are within two hours driving time of Aztec.
		Early Anglo settlers, convinced that the ruins were of Aztec origin, misnamed the site.
	www.gorp.com /gorp/resource/us_nm/nm_aztec.htm (976 words)

	aztec ruins national monument : les anasazis de l'animas river
		aztec ruins national monument : les anasazis de l'animas river
		Aztec, un gros bourg campagnard sur le Plateau du Colorado, à peine distant des Montagnes Rocheuses, dégage une impression de paix.
		A l'époque où les Anasazis désertent Aztec, on assiste à de grands mouvements de population, difficiles à retracer.
	www.america-dreamz.com /nouveau_mexique/paysages/aztec_ruins_national_monument.php (486 words)

	Aztec - Aztec_main
		Aztec provides software product engineering services that accelerate the creation of software products and reduce time-to- market.
		Together, this growing army dismantled the Aztec empire as it marched toward Tenochtitlan.
		A list and description of the principle Aztec codices known to exist and their location.
	www.searchdomaininfo.com /?q=aztec (156 words)

	Aztec National Monument information - provided by Camp-A-Roo
		Early settlers assumed that the structures found at this monument were constructed by the Aztec people.
		This Monument can be seen in a little over an hour so camping in the area is not required.
		This film helped my son to understand that the ancient inhabitants of these ruins were a lot like people today.
	www.camp-a-roo.com /aztec.shtml (419 words)

	Aztec Covering Wall
		of concerted stabilization at Aztec Ruins National Monument to have...
		In theory, the National Park Service assumed the role of protector of Aztec Ruin when it was designated a national monument in 1923.
		Aztec Ruins NM: An Administrative History (Chapter 12)
	www.1st-home-decorating.com /24/aztec-covering-wall.html (404 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico
		ADDRESSES: The documents are available for public review in the office of the Superintendent, Aztec Ruins National Monument, 84 County Road 2900, Aztec, New Mexico 87410; and copies are available, for a duplication fee.
		----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 1467]] SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 9.52(b) of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the National Park Service announces the availability of a Plan of Operations to continue operating the Fee 4-A and Fee 9Y natural gas wells by XTO Energy, within Aztec Ruins National Monument.
		EPA: Federal Register: Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2005/January/Day-07/i352.htm (338 words)

	Aztec Ruins National Monument
		You can find out more about Aztec Ruins National Monument on-line at:
		Much of the Aztec Ruins collection is stored at the National Park Service Western Archeological and Conservation Center in Tucson, Arizona.
		self-guided tours, 25 minute video, occasional interpretative programs, permanent exhibits, Much of the Aztec Ruins collection is stored at the National Park Service Western Archeological and Conservation Center in Tucson, Arizona.
	www.nmculture.org /cgi-bin/instview.cgi?_recordnum=AZNR (136 words)

	Aztec Ruins National Monument Pictures
		Elsi has a great collection of Aztec Ruins photos, some of the best I've seen.
		Much of Aztec Ruins hasn't been excavated or has been excavated then backfilled.
		The smaller rooms in the top photo are relatively large compared to most pueblo ruins I've seen.
	www.goamericanwest.com /newmexico/azruinspix1.shtml (370 words)

	US-INFOS.DE: Aztec Ruins National Monument - New Mexico
		Das Aztec Ruins National Monument bewahrt einzigartige Bauwerke und Reste der Vorfahren der heutigen Puebloindianer aus der Zeit zwischen 1100 und 1200.
		US-INFOS.DE: Aztec Ruins National Monument - New Mexico
		Unweit der Stadt Aztec im San Juap County gelegen.
	www.us-infos.de /nm-aztec.html (252 words)

	Silver Stage - Aztec Ruins National Monument
		The monument is located 14 miles east of Farmington on Highway 516.
		Entry to the monument is $4 per adult.
		Self-guided trails will lead you through the excavated ruins currently open to the public and beautifully restored Great Kiva itself.
	www.silverstage.net /ruins.htm (168 words)

	Aztec Ruins National Monument (National Park Service)
		Join us in planning for the future of Aztec Ruins.
		Have you ever wanted to work in a National Park or Monument?
		The trail culminates with the reconstructed great kiva, a building that inherently inspires contemplation, wonder, and an ancient sense of sacredness.
	www.nps.gov /azru/index.htm (177 words)

	Aztec Ruins
		Aztec Ruins is an Anasazi 500 room pueblo
		Take a self-guided tour of the ruins and imagine
	www.aztecnm.com /tourism/aztec/ruins.htm (25 words)

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