Tsama Pueblo
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Tsama Pueblo | |
 Tsama bowl, an example of Rio Grande White Ware | |
| Nearest city | Abiquiú, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 36°11′43″N 106°12′52″W / 36.19528°N 106.21444°W |
| Area | 24.3 acres (9.8 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 83004158[1] |
| NMSRCP No. | 929 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1983 |
| Designated NMSRCP | August 25, 1983 |
Tsama Pueblo (Tewa: Tsâmâ Ówîngeh Kayyee, pronounced [tsâmâ ʔówîŋgè kèːjìː], transl. 'they wrestled village ruin')[2] is a Tewa Pueblo ancestral site in an address-restricted area of Abiquiú, New Mexico. It was occupied from around 1250 until around 1500 and contained 1,100 rooms.[3] The site and others in the area were explored by Florence Hawley Ellis in the 1960s and 1970s.[4] In 1983, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.[5] Tsama is located 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Poshuouinge site.[6] The Sapawe site is closely related.[7] In December 2008, The Archaeological Conservancy extended the Tsama Archaeological Preserve by 11.6523 acres, mostly cobble mulch garden plots which were likely once constructed by the residents of Tsama Pueblo.[8]
