Sandia Cave
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Q7416325
Sandia Cave, also called the Sandia Man Cave, is an archaeological site near Bernalillo, New Mexico, within Cibola National Forest. First discovered and excavated in the 1930s, the site exhibits purported evidence of human use from 9,000 to 11,000 years ago. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961. The site is open to the public, up a difficult half-mile trail off New Mexico State Road 165.
- National Register of Historic Places listed place page@
- National Register of Historic Places page@
Location: 35.255, -106.406, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1 places
- Sandia Cave - January 1941 scholarly article by Frank C. Hibben in American Antiquity (Q1860)
- Sandia Cave - July 1940 scholarly article by Wesley L. Bliss in American Antiquity (Q1860)
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | National Register of Historic Places listed place page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | cave | Sandia Cave | show cave, archaeological site | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Turquoise Trail - Sandia Cave - NARA - 7722614 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandia Man Cave | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandia Man Cave | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandia Cave | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandia Cave trailhead, Sandoval County, New Mexico | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Trail to Sandia Cave, Sandoval County, New Mexico | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandia Cave access stairs, Sandoval County, New Mexico | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Trail to Sandia Cave, Sandoval County, New Mexico | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandia Cave access stairs, Sandoval County, New Mexico | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sandia Cave interior Sandoval County New Mexico 2023-10-15 17-10-28 1 | Commons | ||





