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Tsankawi is a detached portion of Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico, and is accessible from a parking lot located just north of the intersection of East Jemez Road and State Road 4. A self-guided 1.5 mile loop trail provides access to numerous unexcavated ruins, caves carved into soft tuff, and petroglyphs. A trail guide, available at the entrance, provides a detailed description of the area.

Origin of the name

The name Tsankawi (saekewikwaje onwikege) may mean "village between two canyons at the clump of sharp round cacti" or more simply, (san-ke-wii) "Opuntia sharp gap") in the Tewa language of the nearby Pueblo people.

History

Archeological evidence indicates that Tsankawi may have been constructed during the early 15th century and occupied until the late 16th century -- toward the end of the Rio Grande Classic Period. Dendrochronology (tree-ring dating) indicates that a severe drought occurred in the late 16th century. Traditions at the nearby San Ildefonso Pueblo say that their ancestors once lived in Tsankawi and other nearby pueblo sites.

Duchess Castle

To the northeast are the remains of a home and school built by Madame (or Baroness) Vera von Blumenthal and her friend Rose Dougan in 1918. They provided instruction to the potters of local pueblos on how to revive techniques with the intent of making the pottery more collectible, which would in turn provide income to the pueblo community.

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