Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540
Zuni Ancestral to Contact (1300–1680; Coronado 1540 first European battle)·Zuni (Ashiw) / Spanish Contact Coronado·🇺🇸 New Mexico, McKinley County, Zuni Indian Reservation, Hawikuh, near Zuni, United States
About
About Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540
Hawikuh excavated by Hodge 1917–23, 1540 Coronado battle with Estevánico death, 1680 revolt burned. Recorded context — Period: Zuni Ancestral to Contact (1300–1680; Coronado 1540 first European battle); Culture: Zuni (Ashiw) / Spanish Contact Coronado; Field status: excavated; Materials: sandstone, adobe; Condition: ruins — Zuni owned.
Why it mattersKey Zuni (Ashiw) / Spanish Contact Coronado ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 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. 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
c. 1300 CE Hawikuh; contact 1540; mission 1629
Initial construction / first occupation at Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540
On the ground
Structures & features
35.0680° N · 108.8510° W · 1920 m · 3 mapped features
- Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540 — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540 — hydraulic feature35.0692° N · 108.8524° W
- Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540 — Complex Annex 2complexcomplex at Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540 — outlier feature35.0664° N · 108.8521° W
- Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540 — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Zuni Pueblo — Hawikuh Contact Village Coronado 1540 — hydraulic feature35.0673° N · 108.8518° W
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