Box Canyon Site

	Box Canyon Site
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	NM State Register of Cultural Properties
Nearest city	Animas, New Mexico
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
MPS	Animas Phase Sites in Hidalgo County MPS
NRHP reference No.	92001796
NMSRCP No.	1309
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 28, 1993
Designated NMSRCP	October 24, 1986

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.^[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan. 28, 1993.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Duran, Meliha S. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Box Canyon Site (restricted). National Park Service. May 1992.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Duran, Meliha S. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Box Canyon Site (restricted). National Park Service. May 1992.

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