Casas Grandes (Paquimé) — Unit 12 North Room Block
Paquimé Unit12 N
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇲🇽 Chihuahua, Casas Grandes, Paquimé, Mexico
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About Casas Grandes (Paquimé) — Unit 12 North Room Block
Casas Grandes (Paquimé) — Unit 12 North Room Block in Chihuahua, Casas Grandes, Paquimé, Mexico is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal necropolis and workshop area. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 21.7 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1450 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1882
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 936 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1892
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
30.3700° N · 107.9500° W · 1450 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Casas Grandes (Paquimé) — Unit 12 North Room Block — structure with stratified deposits
30.3709° N · 107.9513° WAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Casas Grandes (Paquimé) — Unit 12 North Room Block — complex with stratified deposits
30.3709° N · 107.9487° WOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Casas Grandes (Paquimé) — Unit 12 North Room Block — outlier with stratified deposits
30.3701° N · 107.9491° W