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NAN Ranch Ruin
32.6544° N, -107.8497° E
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The NAN Ranch Ruin site is a Late Pit-house and Classic Mimbres village located along the Mimbres River, at Dwyer, New Mexico and the NAN Ranch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It was occupied by Mimbreños from about 600 to 1140 and is considered an early Mogollon culture site. Harriet and C.B. Cosgrove conducted the earliest excavations with their son in 1926 and 1927. Extensive excavations occurred from the 1970s through the 1990s of the several phases of occupation and their hunter-gatherer and farming economy. Clues about the Mimbreños culture and social order are gleaned from their artwork and burial remains.
Historical Timeline
Journey through time and discover key events in this site's history
Early Pithouse (Cumbre) phase
c. 200–550
Georgetown phase (Late Pithouse)
550–650
Occupation at NAN Ranch
c. 600–1140
San Francisco phase (Late Pithouse)
650–750
Three Circle phase (Late Pithouse)
750–1010
Classic phase
1010–1110
Terminal Classic phase
1110–1140
Later construction and decline
through 1128
Abandonment window
1130–1150
Early excavations
1926–1927
Extended excavations
1970s–1990s
National Register listing
1988
Archaeological Features
Unique architectural and cultural elements found at this historical site
Storage Structures
Water Management Features
Public and Civic Structures
Burial and Funerary Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Food Production and Processing Features
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