Address Restricted, Animas, New Mexico. County/parish: Hidalgo.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 28, 1993. NRIS 92001796.
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The Box Canyon Site is a prehistoric archaeological site in Hidalgo County, New Mexico. The site was occupied during the Animas phase (1200–1350); some artifacts may also date from the Salado phase (1350–1450) The principal feature of the site is an adobe house mound containing more than 100 rooms. A 1962 excavation explored 18 of the rooms; artifacts recovered from the investigation include ceramics, stone and metal flakes, and some cobbles.
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan. 28, 1993.
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