Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇺🇸 Chaco Canyon, United States
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About Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41)
Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41) at Chaco Canyon, United States is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for settlement 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 mattersOuter Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41) at Chaco Canyon, United States is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built
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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Settlement and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41)
On the ground
Structures & features
35.5670° N · 107.7993° W · 208 m · 4 mapped features
- Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41) Main Ancient-City FeaturestructurePrimary ancient-city feature at Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41) – central settlement and associated settlement element with stratified deposits35.5670° N · 107.7992° W
- Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41) defining settlement or ritual space35.5669° N · 107.7992° W
- Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41) ceremonial landscape35.5671° N · 107.7994° W
- Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41) Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management35.5669° N · 107.7994° W