Box Canyon dwellings
E1009128
Box Canyon dwellings are ancient Native American cliff and masonry structures built by ancestral Puebloan peoples within what is now Wupatki National Monument in northern Arizona.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site
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cliff dwelling ⓘ masonry pueblo ⓘ |
| accessibleFor | archaeological research ⓘ |
| approximateDateRange | circa 1100–1250 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Anasazi (archaeological term)
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Ancestral Puebloans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | ancestral Puebloan peoples ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasArchaeologicalPeriod |
Pueblo II period
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Pueblo III period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstructionType |
cliff alcove structures
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stone masonry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adjacent open plazas or terraces
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defensive or strategic location in canyon ⓘ multi-room masonry rooms ⓘ rooms built into cliff faces ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
local sandstone
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mud mortar ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of a U.S. National Monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coconino County, Arizona
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Wupatki National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Park Service
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surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| partOf | Wupatki Puebloan cultural landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of ancestral Puebloan settlement in the Wupatki area
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example of cliff and masonry architecture in northern Arizona ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies of Puebloan migration and settlement patterns ⓘ |
| usedFor |
community activities
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food storage ⓘ residential occupation ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Wupatki National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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