Taos Pueblo — North House Adobe High-Rise Continuous Occupation

Why it mattersKey Tiwa Pueblo (Taos) continuously occupied 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. 1000 CE earliest; North House 1450 CE 5-storey

Period

Tiwa Pueblo (1000–present; North House c.1450)

Culture

Tiwa Pueblo (Taos) continuously occupied

Purpose

5-storey 180 m long North House HLAAUMA pueblo — oldest continuously inhabited community in US (1000 years, UNESCO)

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1901

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Taos Pueblo — North House Adobe High-Rise Continuous Occupation

2. c. 1000 CE earliest; North House 1450 CE 5-storey

   Initial construction / first occupation at Taos Pueblo — North House Adobe High-Rise Continuous Occupation

• Taos Pueblo — North House Adobe High-Rise Continuous Occupation — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Taos Pueblo — North House Adobe High-Rise Continuous Occupation — subsidiary complex

  36.4375° N · 105.5464° W

• Taos Pueblo — North House Adobe High-Rise Continuous Occupation — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Taos Pueblo — North House Adobe High-Rise Continuous Occupation — outlier feature

  36.4397° N · 105.5452° W

• Taos Pueblo — North House Adobe High-Rise Continuous Occupation — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Taos Pueblo — North House Adobe High-Rise Continuous Occupation — subsidiary complex

  36.4392° N · 105.5451° W