Bailey Ruin
Appearance
Bailey Ruin | |
Nearest city | Pinedale |
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Added to NRHP | 2006[1] |
Bailey Ruin is an archaeological site located in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The site, also known as "Stott Ranch Ruin" and "Pope Ranch Site," was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 for its historical and archaeological significance.[2]
Bailey Ruin, a well-preserved Ancient Puebloan site, was occupied from about AD 1275 to 1325, in the late Pueblo III Era to early Pueblo IV Era. The majority of the site is on United States Forest Service land and a portion that is on a private ranch.[3]
Archaeology
Archaeological interest in the site began before the turn of the 20th century.
- J. Walter Fewkes who led an expedition for the Smithsonian Bureau of American Ethnology, visited the site in 1897 and referred to the site as the "Stott Ranch Ruin".
- Emil W. Haury visited the site in 1927 and 1929, first for the Gila Pueblo Archaeological Foundation and then for the National Geographic Society Third Beam Expedition. As the ranch changed owners, the site name changed. When Haury visited in 1927 it was named the "Pope Ranch Site" and then it was name for the new owner, George W. Bailey. During Haury's visit in 1927, he conducted a search for tree-ring dating specimens.
- Surveys were conducted in the area during the 1980's.
- Spring Creek Archaeological Project was conducted in 1993, including excavation of the site.[3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places for Navajo County, Arizona. American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 10-12-2011.
- ^ a b Bailey Ruin. Silver Creek Archaeological Project, Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona. 2002. Retrieved 10-12-2011.