6-638: The Ake Site is a name for a prehistoric archaeological location near the town of Datil in the San Augustine Basin of Catron County, New Mexico , United States. It was listed on the New Mexico Register of Cultural Properties in 1975, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The Ake Site is particularly important for the age and length of its use by prehistoric peoples. It has been dated during
12-551: The 2010 census it had a population of 54. Located at the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and New Mexico State Road 12 , Datil is on the edge of the Cibola National Forest . The Very Large Array is also nearby. Datil is named after the nearby Datil Mountains . The name of the mountains came in turn from the Spanish word dátil , meaning “date”; the name most likely resulted from the fruit-like appearance of
18-682: The Clovis period between 10,999 BC and 8000 BC, and during the Folsom period between 7999 BC and 5999 BC, making it among the oldest sites in the American Southwest . Other sites around Ake are not as old, with the nearby Bat Cave dating from 4999 BC to 1000 BC and nearby pueblos dating from 1000 BC to 1000 AD. Datil, New Mexico Datil is a census-designated place in Catron County , New Mexico , United States. As of
24-547: The former wells. Datil is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and New Mexico State Road 12. To the east lie the San Agustin Plains , the Very Large Array , and the village of Magdalena . To the southwest, several populated subdivisions are accessible from State Road 12. The state highway continues past the local landmark Horse Mountain, a 9,490-foot (2,890 m) peak, and further through
30-489: The seedpods of local yucca species . The town lay along the Magdalena Stock Driveway. The driveway, which had wells spaced every ten miles along its length, was used by ranchers during the late 19th to mid-20th century as they drove cattle from Springerville , Arizona , to the railroad at Magdalena. The Bureau of Land Management maintains a campsite, Datil Well Campground, at the location of one of
36-502: The small town Apache Creek until reaching the county seat of Reserve . U.S. 60 travels westward from Datil, passing northwest through the Cibola National Forest and coming out the other side just outside Pie Town . The school district is Quemado Schools . The district operates Datil Elementary School, a two-room schoolhouse with multi-level classes. Secondary students attend a K-12 school called Quemado Elementary and High School. This New Mexico state location article
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