Paquimé-Casas Grandes Annex — House of the Macaws
Paquimé Phase (1200–1400 CE) Medio period·Casas Grandes (Paquimé) Mogollon·🇲🇽 Chihuahua, Casas Grandes municipality, Paquimé outer ward, House of Macaws, Mexico
About
About Paquimé-Casas Grandes Annex — House of the Macaws
Chihuahua Paquimé excavated by Di Peso 1958–61, Medio period 1200–1400, macaw pens and cast turquoise. Recorded context — Period: Paquimé Phase (1200–1400 CE) Medio period; Culture: Casas Grandes (Paquimé) Mogollon; Field status: excavated; Materials: adobe, macaw feathers, turquoise; Condition: preserved — INAH.
Why it mattersKey Casas Grandes (Paquimé) Mogollon ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Defensive stronghold
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 CE Paquimé city; macaw house 1300 CE
- Period
- Paquimé Phase (1200–1400 CE) Medio period
- Culture
- Casas Grandes (Paquimé) Mogollon
- Purpose
- Adobe city with macaw/ turkey pens (500+ macaw burials) and 2000-room Paquimé — parrot trade to Mesoamerica
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1945
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1200 CE Paquimé city; macaw house 1300 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Paquimé-Casas Grandes Annex — House of the Macaws
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Paquimé-Casas Grandes Annex — House of the Macaws
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Paquimé-Casas Grandes Annex — House of the Macaws
On the ground
Structures & features
30.3730° N · 107.9490° W · 1480 m · 3 mapped features
- Paquimé-Casas Grandes Annex — House of the Macaws — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Paquimé-Casas Grandes Annex — House of the Macaws — outlier feature30.3725° N · 107.9495° W
- Paquimé-Casas Grandes Annex — House of the Macaws — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Paquimé-Casas Grandes Annex — House of the Macaws — hydraulic feature30.3746° N · 107.9490° W
- Paquimé-Casas Grandes Annex — House of the Macaws — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Paquimé-Casas Grandes Annex — House of the Macaws — outlier feature30.3736° N · 107.9492° W
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