the river receives flow from the north off the height of land south of the city of Santa Fe, including Gallina Arroyo, San Marcos Arroyo and Canada de la Cueva. From the south it receives flow off the eastside of the Ortiz Mountains from Arroyo la Joya, Arroyo Canamo, Cunningham Creek, and Arroyo Viejo. History The Galisteo Basin has a rich cultural history being a part of Pueblo culture (Eastern Anasazi). It is widely considered one of the most impressive archeological sites in the United States. Most of the sites are currently closed to the public. The most famous Pueblo ruin within the basin is San Cristobal Pueblo. From the 14th to the early 15th century, the pueblos in Galisteo Basin were trade centers. After 1680, the basin was abandoned. Various peoples, known and unknown, inhabited the area, including the Tano (Arizona Tewa), East Rio Grande Keresan, Pecos, and Tewa. See also Anasazi Galisteo, New Mexico Geography of the United States Pueblo Citations Further reading Lippard, Lucy R. (2010). Down Country: the Tano of the Galisteo Basin, 1250–1782. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Museum of New Mexico Press. . Mednick, Christina Singleton (1996). San Cristobal: Voices and Visions of the Galisteo Basin. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Museum of New Mexico Press. . External links Excavations within rectangular rooms of laid adobe bricks, Galisteo Basin Galisteo Basin Archaeological Galisteo Basin Preserve: Cultural History Galisteo Basin Preserve: Natural Features Galisteo Basin Preserve: Regional Map Galisteo Basin Archeological Sites Protection Act (PDF) Whitley, Galisteo Basin Archaeological Sites Protection Act "Archaeology and the Public in the Galisteo Basin" (PDF), James E. Snead (Fall 2005), Archaeology Southwest, Volume 19, Number 4 Archaeological sites in New Mexico Landforms of Santa Fe County, New Mexico Watersheds of the United States