Mesa Verde — Cliff Palace North Kiva Ancillary
Cliff Palace N Kiva
Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE)·Neolithic·🇺🇸 Colorado, Montezuma County, Mesa Verde, United States
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About Mesa Verde — Cliff Palace North Kiva Ancillary
Mesa Verde — Cliff Palace North Kiva Ancillary in Colorado, Montezuma County, Mesa Verde, United States is a Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions 155m × 111m; area 3.3 ha. Excavation excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic ancient-village with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 2100 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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. 5500 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic and craft quarters
- Rediscovered
- 1964
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 5500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 911 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1958
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
37.1700° N · 108.4700° W · 2100 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Mesa Verde — Cliff Palace North Kiva Ancillary — structure with stratified deposits37.1680° N · 108.4721° W
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Mesa Verde — Cliff Palace North Kiva Ancillary — complex with stratified deposits37.1704° N · 108.4712° W
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Mesa Verde — Cliff Palace North Kiva Ancillary — outlier with stratified deposits37.1697° N · 108.4680° W
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Mesa Verde — Cliff Palace North Kiva Ancillary — hydraulic with stratified deposits37.1682° N · 108.4693° W
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