Callejones Site
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Callejones Site | |
| Location | Address restricted[1] |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Lares, Puerto Rico |
| Area | less than one acre |
| MPS | Ball court/plaza sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001022 |
| Added to NRHP | September 2, 1999 |
Callejones Site is an archaeological site consisting of a batey (a large clearing where ceremonies took place) located in Lares, Puerto Rico.[2] It is of the Early Ostionoid (pre-Taino) (AD 600–1200) and Late Ostionoid (Taíno) (AD 1200–1500) prehistoric eras and has been researched by Jose Oliver, a researcher from Yale University,[3] and by Samuel Kirkland Lothrop.[4]
