Pecos Pueblo — Forked Lightning Trading Post Cicuye

Why it mattersKey Towa Pueblo (Cicuye) / Plains-Pueblo trade ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 1150 CE Forked Lightning; Pecos 1300 CE 700 rooms 4-storey

Period

Pueblo III to Historic (1150–1838 CE) — gateway pueblo at plains-pueblo interface

Culture

Towa Pueblo (Cicuye) / Plains-Pueblo trade

Purpose

700-room terraced pueblo (4-storey) at Sangre de Cristo gateway — plains-pueblo trade (bison hides ↔ pots, mission San Antonio 1018)

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1980

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 1200 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Pecos Pueblo — Forked Lightning Trading Post Cicuye

2. c. 1150 CE Forked Lightning; Pecos 1300 CE 700 rooms 4-storey

   Initial construction / first occupation at Pecos Pueblo — Forked Lightning Trading Post Cicuye

• Pecos Pueblo — Forked Lightning Trading Post Cicuye — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Pecos Pueblo — Forked Lightning Trading Post Cicuye — outlier feature

  35.5530° N · 105.6847° W

• Pecos Pueblo — Forked Lightning Trading Post Cicuye — Complex Annex 2

  complex

  complex at Pecos Pueblo — Forked Lightning Trading Post Cicuye — outlier feature

  35.5532° N · 105.6857° W

• Pecos Pueblo — Forked Lightning Trading Post Cicuye — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Pecos Pueblo — Forked Lightning Trading Post Cicuye — hydraulic feature

  35.5535° N · 105.6836° W