Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco

Why it mattersKey Ancestral Tano (Rio Grande Puebloan) Mogollon-influenced 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. 1350 CE

Period

Pueblo IV Glaze A (1350–1480 CE)

Culture

Ancestral Tano (Rio Grande Puebloan) Mogollon-influenced

Purpose

Glaze-painted kiva-mural pueblo — 17 excavated kivas with 70+ mural layers of macaws, shield-bearers

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1878

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 1350 CE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco

2. c. 400 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco

3. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco

• Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco — hydraulic feature

  34.8311° N · 106.9521° W

• Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco — subsidiary complex

  34.8306° N · 106.9522° W

• Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco — primary structure

  34.8315° N · 106.9558° W