Pueblo Bonito — North Wall Ancillary (Chaco Canyon)
Bonito N Wall
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇺🇸 New Mexico, San Juan County, Chaco Canyon, United States
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About Pueblo Bonito — North Wall Ancillary (Chaco Canyon)
Pueblo Bonito — North Wall Ancillary (Chaco Canyon) in New Mexico, San Juan County, Chaco Canyon, United States is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 14.7 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1840 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1898
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 992 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1952
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
c. 1428 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
36.0600° N · 107.9600° W · 1840 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Pueblo Bonito — North Wall Ancillary (Chaco Canyon) — structure with stratified deposits36.0588° N · 107.9602° W
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Pueblo Bonito — North Wall Ancillary (Chaco Canyon) — complex with stratified deposits36.0622° N · 107.9593° W
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Pueblo Bonito — North Wall Ancillary (Chaco Canyon) — outlier with stratified deposits36.0621° N · 107.9611° W
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Pueblo Bonito — North Wall Ancillary (Chaco Canyon) — hydraulic with stratified deposits36.0596° N · 107.9580° W
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