| Caldera | (cahl-DEHR-ah) | Spanish | Caldron—a volcano that has collapsed upon itself |
| Canada | (cahn-YAH-dah) | Spanish | Wide shallow canyon |
| Chaco | (CHAH-coh) | Unknown | A canyon in northwestern New Mexico |
| Cochiti | (COH-chee-tee) | Indian | A pueblo south of Bandelier |
| Frijoles | (free-HOH-less) | Spanish | Beans |
| Hopi | (HOH-pee) | Indian | A pueblo Indian tribe |
| Jemez | (HAY-mess) | Indian | A mountain range west of Bandelier and an Indian pueblo |
| Kiva | (KEE-vah) | Indian | Ceremonial chamber or room |
| Mano | (MAH-noh) | Spanish | Hand |
| Mesa | (MAY-sah) | Spanish | Table; hence, a tableland |
| Metate | (Meh-TAH-teh) | Spanish from Aztec | A large grinding stone |
| Otowi | (OH-toh-wee) | Indian | A ruin in Bandelier |
| Pajarito | (PAH-hah-REE-toh) | Spanish | Little bird. The plateau between Jemez Mountains and the Rio Grande |
| Pueblo | (Pooh-EB-loh) | Spanish | Village or people |
| Rio, Rito | (REE-oh) (REE-toh) | Spanish | River, creek |
| San Ildefonso | (San ILL-de-FON-soh) | Spanish | A pueblo near Bandelier |
| San Juan | (san WHAHN) | Spanish | A river and a pueblo |
| Tyuonyi | (tchew-OWN-yee) | Indian | A ruin in Frijoles Canyon |
| Valle Grande | (VAH-yeh GRAHN-deh) | Spanish | Great Valley |
| Viga | (VEE-gah) | Spanish | Roofbeam |
Suggestions for Further Reading
Bandelier, Adolph F. The Delight Makers. Dodd, Mead and Co., New York City. Bolton, Herbert E. Coronado, Knight of Pueblos and Plains. Whittlesey House and the University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, N. Mex. Butcher, Devereux. Exploring Our Prehistoric Indian Ruins. National Parks Association, Washington, D. C. Dutton, Bertha P. New Mexico Indians Pocket Handbook. New Mexico Association on Indian Affairs, Santa Fe, N. Mex. Hewett, Edgar L. The Pajarito Plateau and its Ancient People. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, N. Mex. McGregor, John C. Southwestern Archaeology. John Wiley and Son, New York City. Stallings, W. S. Dating Prehistoric Ruins by Tree Rings. Tree Ring Society, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. Tilden, Freeman. The National Parks: What They Mean To You and Me. Alfred Knopf, New York City. Underhill, Ruth. First Penthouse Dwellers of America. Laboratory of Anthropology, Santa Fe, N. Mex. Wormington, H. M. Prehistoric Indians of the Southwest. Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver, Colo.
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