Pueblo Bonito (Chaco Canyon)
Pueblo Bonito, Chaco
Pueblo II–III·Ancestral Puebloan / Chacoan·🇺🇸 New Mexico, Chaco Canyon, United States
Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
About
About Pueblo Bonito (Chaco Canyon)
Greatest great house of Chaco: D-shaped 800-room complex with 32 kivas, planned in stages 850–1150 CE, aligned to cardinal directions and Chacoan road system radiating 60 km. Recorded context — Period: Pueblo II–III; Culture: Ancestral Puebloan / Chacoan; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: stone; Condition: ruins.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 850–1150 CE
- Period
- Pueblo II–III
- Culture
- Ancestral Puebloan / Chacoan
- Purpose
- Ceremonial great house and regional pilgrimage centre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
850–1150 CE
Initial construction
c. 1592 CE
Major expansion
Location
Where it is
36.0656° N · 107.9628° W · 1850 m
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