Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco
Pueblo IV Glaze A (1350–1480 CE)·Ancestral Tano (Rio Grande Puebloan) Mogollon-influenced·🇺🇸 New Mexico, Valencia County, Rio Puerco Valley, Pottery Mound west bank, United States
About
About Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco
Pottery Mound excavated by Hibben 1953–61, murals similar to Hopi kachinas 100 km west. Recorded context — Period: Pueblo IV Glaze A (1350–1480 CE); Culture: Ancestral Tano (Rio Grande Puebloan) Mogollon-influenced; Field status: excavated; Materials: adobe, mural pigment, glaze pottery; Condition: ruins — re-covered.
Why it mattersKey Ancestral Tano (Rio Grande Puebloan) Mogollon-influenced ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Collapse cause
Theories
- 01Seasonal gathering
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 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
c. 1350 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco
On the ground
Structures & features
34.8310° N · 106.9540° W · 1500 m · 3 mapped features
- Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco — hydraulic feature34.8311° N · 106.9521° W
- Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco — subsidiary complex34.8306° N · 106.9522° W
- Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Pottery Mound — Kiva Mural Pueblo Rio Puerco — primary structure34.8315° N · 106.9558° W
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