Far View Tower

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Far View Tower is an ancient Ancestral Puebloan masonry tower ruin located within Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, notable for its role in the Far View community of archaeological sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site
masonry tower ruin
tower
approximateConstructionCentury 12th century
archaeologicalSignificance example of non–cliff-dwelling Ancestral Puebloan architecture
associatedWith Mesa Verde cliff dwellings (regional context) NERFINISHED
dryland farming community
belongsTo Cultural resources of Mesa Verde National Park
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culture Ancestral Puebloans NERFINISHED
discoveredBy Euro-American archaeologists in late 19th–early 20th century
elevation about 2300 meters above sea level
function ceremonial use (hypothesized)
observation or lookout (hypothesized)
governingBody National Park Service
hasAccess trail from Far View Sites parking area
hasArchaeologicalSiteType room block (nearby)
tower
hasConservationStatus stabilized ruin
hasViewOf surrounding mesa-top agricultural fields (historic)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationOf Mesa Verde National Park NERFINISHED
isPartOfArchaeologicalComplex Far View Sites Complex NERFINISHED
locatedIn Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park NERFINISHED
Montezuma County, Colorado NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedNear Coyote Village NERFINISHED
Far View House NERFINISHED
Far View Reservoir NERFINISHED
Meggers House NERFINISHED
Pipe Shrine House NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mesa Verde NERFINISHED
managedBy National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
materialUsed stone masonry
openToPublic true
partOf Far View community NERFINISHED
preservationMethod stabilization of masonry walls
region southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest
timePeriod Pueblo II period
Pueblo III period
touristAttraction true
visitorInformation interpreted via on-site signage
withinProtectedArea Mesa Verde National Park NERFINISHED

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Far View Sites Complex contains Far View Tower