This ruin lies not far from the present course of the Mimbres near
the Little Florida Mountains. The place has long been known as an
aboriginal village site and considered one of the most important in
the valley. The remains of buildings cover a considerable area. They
have a rudely quadrangular form, showing here and there depressions and
lines of stones, evidently indicating foundations of rooms, slightly
protruding from the ground. Although this ruin has been extensively
dug over by those in search of relics, no systematic excavations seem
to have been attempted. It is said that valuable specimens have been
obtained here, and fragments of pottery, arrowheads, and broken stone
implements are still picked up on the surface.
The important discovery of burial customs of the ancient Mimbreños was
made by Mr. Duff at this ruin. He excavated below the floor of one of
the rooms and found a human cranium on which was inverted a food bowl
pierced in the middle, the first example of this custom noted in the
Mimbres region.