Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540

Why it mattersKey Zuni (Ashiw) / Spanish Contact Coronado 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. 1300 CE Hawikuh; contact 1540; mission 1629

Period

Zuni Ancestral to Contact (1300–1680; Coronado 1540 first European battle)

Culture

Zuni (Ashiw) / Spanish Contact Coronado

Purpose

First Spanish battle north of Mexico (Coronado vs Hawikuh 1540) — 17th-c Hawikuh 955 rooms on knoll

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1911

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 1300 CE Hawikuh; contact 1540; mission 1629

   Initial construction / first occupation at Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540

2. c. 800 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540

• Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540 — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540 — hydraulic feature

  35.0692° N · 108.8524° W

• Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540 — Complex Annex 2

  complex

  complex at Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540 — outlier feature

  35.0664° N · 108.8521° W

• Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540 — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540 — hydraulic feature

  35.0673° N · 108.8518° W