Casamero Pueblo
Pueblo II Chacoan (1000–1150 CE)·Pueblo II Chacoan (1000–1150 CE)·🇺🇸 New Mexico, McKinley County, Rio Puerco, near Prewitt, United States
About
About Casamero Pueblo
Casamero Pueblo in New Mexico, McKinley County, Rio Puerco, near Prewitt, United States is a Pueblo II Chacoan (1000–1150 CE) settlement attributed to Pueblo II Chacoan (1000–1150 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. Chacoan outlier community (50 rooms, great kiva, road) on Rio Puerco — Chaco South Road gateway.
Why it mattersChacoan outlier community (50 rooms, great kiva, road) on Rio Puerco — Chaco South Road gateway.
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.1000–1150 CE Pueblo II Chacoan outlier
- Period
- Pueblo II Chacoan (1000–1150 CE)
- Culture
- Pueblo II Chacoan (1000–1150 CE)
- Purpose
- Ancestral Pueblo aggregation and ceremonial centre
- Abandoned
- c.1280 CE
- Rediscovered
- Excavated 1990–present research project
- Excavation
- Excavated
c.1000–1150
Initial construction/founding
2015
Multidisciplinary synthesis publication for Casamero Pueblo
On the ground
Structures & features
35.5200° N · 108.1000° W · 2100 m · 3 mapped features
Great house
great houseChaco-core-and-veneer great house
35.5215° N · 108.0990° WGreat kiva
kivaGreat kiva with 4-ft banquet
35.5188° N · 108.1008° WChaco road
roadSouth Road segment to Chaco
35.5208° N · 108.1015° W
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