Laguna Plata Archeological District

Address Restricted, Hobbs, New Mexico. County/parish: Lea.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 14, 1989. NRIS 89001209.

26 contributing sites.

From Wikipedia:

Laguna Plata Archeological District

The Laguna Plata Archeological District is a 3,360 acres (13.6 km2) historic district in Lea County, New Mexico, near Hobbs, New Mexico, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It included 26 contributing sites.

Field investigation was conducted by archeologists in April 2010. It is a seasonal use camp site which had usage by native people in three periods: 200/400–1100 A.D., 1100–1300 A.D., and 1300–1450 A.D.

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