Aztec Ruins aren’t really Aztec – it’s a Pueblo Great House

While in Farmington we visited the Aztec Ruins. They are NOT really Aztec; when settlers discovered the site in the late 1800s they thought it was an Aztec site and named it. The nearby town is also called Aztec so the name stuck. This is another example of another ancient Puebloan great house, similar to … Continue reading Aztec Ruins aren’t really Aztec – it’s a Pueblo Great House