Near Pecos in San Miguel County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

A Day in Pueblo Life

Pecos National Historical Park

Photographed By Jason Voigt, October 11, 2021

1. A Day in Pueblo Life Marker

Inscription. Imagine going back in time to when this pueblo was flourishing. You are standing in the center of the pueblo. Towering above you is a five-story structure built of stacked, mortared, and plastered stones. Around you, pueblo life hums. People weave cotton thread into unique pueblo designs, grind corn, prepare meals, and make clothing, flutes, and ceramic pots. You are at Pecos - one of the largest and strongest pueblos in the region.

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·Music from a bone flute would have been heard in the pueblo.

·Underground ceremonial rooms called kivas were the center of pueblo life. The Pecos people used the kiva in front of you for religious activities for at least two hundred years.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Native Americans.

Location. 35° 33.18′ N, 105° 41.426′ W. Marker is near Pecos, New Mexico, in San Miguel County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Ancestral Sites Trail and Peach Drive. Marker is on a trail at the Pecos National Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 NM-63, Pecos NM 87552, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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. Trash is Treasure (within shouting distance of this marker); Precious Water (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Prime Location (about 700 feet away); Mission Churches (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pecos Pueblo Mission (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pueblo Revolt (approx. 0.2 miles away); Last Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mighty Pueblo (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pecos.

Also see . . . Pecos National Historical Park (NPS). (Submitted on November 6, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed By Jason Voigt, October 11, 2021

2. A Day in Pueblo Life Marker

Marker is located at Pecos National Historic Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.