Pueblo Bonito
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Pueblo Bonito is a large, multi-storied ancient great house in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, renowned as one of the most important and impressive archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloan culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pueblo Bonito canonical | 7 |
| Pueblo Bonito ruin | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan great house
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ ruin ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pueblo Bonito great house
ⓘ
Pueblo Bonito ⓘ
surface form:
Pueblo Bonito ruin
|
| connectedBy |
Chaco Phenomenon
ⓘ
surface form:
Chacoan roads
|
| constructedFrom |
mortar
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ wooden beams ⓘ |
| culture | Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ |
| dateOfConstructionEnd | circa 1126 CE ⓘ |
| dateOfConstructionStart | circa 828 CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
George H. Pepper
ⓘ
Richard Wetherill ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 2 acres ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Ancestral Puebloan architecture
ⓘ
Chacoan masonry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
D‑shaped layout
ⓘ
ceremonial spaces ⓘ great kivas ⓘ multi‑storied room blocks ⓘ plazas ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ regional hub in Chacoan network ⓘ residential complex ⓘ |
| hasMaximumStories | four or more stories ⓘ |
| hasNotableFind |
burial crypts
ⓘ
cylinder jars ⓘ shell jewelry ⓘ turquoise artifacts ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfKivas | more than 30 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfRooms | approximately 650 ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | roughly north–south axis ⓘ |
| hasShape | D‑shaped ground plan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaco Canyon
New Mexico ⓘ San Juan County, New Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| majorExcavationPeriod | 1896–1900 ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| near |
Casa Rinconada
ⓘ
Chetro Ketl ⓘ Pueblo del Arroyo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
ⓘ
Chaco Culture National Historical Park ⓘ
surface form:
Chaco Culture UNESCO World Heritage Site
Chaco Phenomenon ⓘ
surface form:
Chacoan great house system
|
| period |
Pueblo I period
ⓘ
Pueblo II period ⓘ Pueblo III period ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
one of the largest Ancestral Puebloan great houses
ⓘ
one of the most studied sites in the American Southwest ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of pre‑Columbian monumental architecture in North America
ⓘ
key site for understanding Chacoan social and political organization ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | within Chaco Culture National Historical Park inscription ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late 12th century CE ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pueblo Bonito ruin