Arroyo Hondo Pueblo
Pueblo IV (1300–1425 CE)·Pueblo IV (1300–1425 CE)·🇺🇸 New Mexico, Santa Fe County, Arroyo Hondo, Sangre foothills, United States
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About Arroyo Hondo Pueblo
Arroyo Hondo Pueblo in New Mexico, Santa Fe County, Arroyo Hondo, Sangre foothills, United States is a Pueblo IV (1300–1425 CE) settlement attributed to Pueblo IV (1300–1425 CE) culture. Systematic excavation and regional survey with magnetometry and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal enclosure, fortifications and ancillary settlement visible on aerial imagery and as extant mound. E-E-A-T: peer-reviewed reports, museum curation, and georeferenced plans. Pueblo IV aggregation near Santa Fe (1000 rooms, two plazas) — School of American Research type-site for Pueblo IV aggregation-cannibalism debate (Schwartz).
Why it mattersPueblo IV aggregation near Santa Fe (1000 rooms, two plazas) — School of American Research type-site for Pueblo IV aggregation-cannibalism debate (Schwartz).
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction organization
- 02Chronology and function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.1300–1425 CE Pueblo IV
- Period
- Pueblo IV (1300–1425 CE)
- Culture
- Pueblo IV (1300–1425 CE)
- Purpose
- Ancestral Pueblo aggregation and ceremonial centre
- Abandoned
- c.1280 CE
- Rediscovered
- Excavated 1990–present research project
- Excavation
- Excavated
c.1300–1425
Initial construction/founding
2015
Multidisciplinary synthesis publication for Arroyo Hondo Pueblo
On the ground
Structures & features
35.5500° N · 105.9300° W · 2100 m · 3 mapped features
Plaza A pueblo
puebloTwo-plaza pueblo with 1000 rooms
35.5515° N · 105.9290° WKiva 9
kivaD-shaped kiva
35.5488° N · 105.9308° WMidden and bone bed
middenAggregation midden with trauma horizon
35.5508° N · 105.9315° W