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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site
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masonry tower ruin ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance | example of non–cliff-dwelling Ancestral Puebloan architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mesa Verde cliff dwellings (regional context)
NERFINISHED
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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)
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observation or lookout (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasAccess | trail from Far View Sites parking area ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteType |
room block (nearby)
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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
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Mesa Verde National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Montezuma County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Coyote Village
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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
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Pueblo III period ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| visitorInformation | interpreted via on-site signage ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Mesa Verde National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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