Salmon Ruins Tower Kiva East
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)·Neolithic·🇺🇸 New Mexico, Bloomfield, United States
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About Salmon Ruins Tower Kiva East
Salmon Ruins Tower Kiva East in New Mexico, Bloomfield, United States is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal site extent 150 × 90 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.7010N -108.0270E controls access to New Mexico resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient village for New Mexico, Bloomfield, illustrating Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
- Period
- Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and residential complex
- Rediscovered
- 1971 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Salmon Ruins Tower Kiva East main structure
c. 1911
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1971–2016
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Salmon Ruins Tower Kiva East) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.7010° N · 108.0270° W · 157 m · 3 mapped features
Salmon Ruins Tower Kiva East — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient village — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
36.7018° N · 108.0261° WSalmon Ruins Tower Kiva East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
36.7000° N · 108.0277° WSalmon Ruins Tower Kiva East — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
36.7025° N · 108.0258° W