Nordenskiöld Site No. 16
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Nordenskiöld Site No. 16 is an Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site on Wetherill Mesa in Mesa Verde National Park, known for its well-preserved ancient cliff dwellings and cultural remains.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan site
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| access | within protected backcountry area of Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Montezuma County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalAffiliation | Ancestral Puebloans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Gustaf Nordenskiöld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedOccupationEnd | late 1200s CE ⓘ |
| estimatedOccupationStart | circa 900 CE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
architectural remains
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botanical remains ⓘ ceramic artifacts ⓘ faunal remains ⓘ lithic artifacts ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cliff dwellings
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kivas ⓘ masonry rooms ⓘ rock art ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ |
| hasQuality | well-preserved ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Mesa Verde National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| legalProtection |
Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Mesa Verde National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Montezuma County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wetherill Mesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| management | U.S. National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mesa | Wetherill Mesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gustaf Nordenskiöld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| park | Mesa Verde National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mesa Verde cliff dwellings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nordenskiöld sites on Wetherill Mesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | federally protected archaeological resource ⓘ |
| significance | important for study of Ancestral Puebloan cliff-dwelling communities ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | Gustaf Nordenskiöld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Pueblo II period
ⓘ
Pueblo III period ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.