Old Chaco Canyon Enclosure Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-04)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇺🇸 Chaco Canyon, United States
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About Old Chaco Canyon Enclosure Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-04)
Old Chaco Canyon Enclosure Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-04) at Chaco Canyon, United States is a Bronze Age (regional) geoglyph of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for enclosure and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersOld Chaco Canyon Enclosure Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-04) at Chaco Canyon, United States is a Bronze Age (regional) geoglyph of the Bronze Age tradition, built c.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape 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. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Enclosure and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Old Chaco Canyon Enclosure Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-04)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Old Chaco Canyon Enclosure Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-04)
On the ground
Structures & features
36.4701° N · 107.8589° W · 475 m · 4 mapped features
- Old Chaco Canyon Enclosure Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-04) Main Geoglyph FeaturegeoglyphPrimary geoglyph feature at Old Chaco Canyon Enclosure Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-04) – central enclosure and associated settlement element with stratified deposits36.4701° N · 107.8588° W
- Old Chaco Canyon Enclosure Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-04) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Old Chaco Canyon Enclosure Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-04) defining settlement or ritual space36.4700° N · 107.8588° W
- Old Chaco Canyon Enclosure Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-04) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Old Chaco Canyon Enclosure Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-04) ceremonial landscape36.4702° N · 107.8589° W
- Old Chaco Canyon Enclosure Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-04) Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management36.4699° N · 107.8589° W