Chetro Ketl

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Chetro Ketl is a large ancestral Puebloan great house and archaeological site in New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon, notable for its monumental masonry architecture and role in the Chacoan cultural system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancestral Puebloan great house
archaeological site
abandonedIn 12th century CE
architecturalStyle Chacoan masonry
area approximately 2 acres
builtFor administrative functions
ceremonial functions
residential use
connectedTo Chaco Phenomenon
surface form: Chacoan road system
constructionEnd 12th century CE
constructionStart c. 1020 CE
country United States of America
culture Ancestral Puebloans
surface form: Ancestral Puebloan
discoveredBy Euro‑American archaeologists in late 19th century
elevation about 1,890 meters above sea level
excavatedBy Edgar L. Hewett
Neil M. Judd
floorCount up to 4 stories in some sections
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf long‑distance trade
specialized craft production
hasPart elevated back wall terrace
great kiva
kivas
multi‑story room block
plaza
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageSiteOf Chaco Culture National Historical Park
surface form: Chaco Culture
knownFor great kivas
monumental masonry architecture
multi‑story room blocks
planned great house layout
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
managedBy National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
materialUsed sandstone
wooden beams
nearby Pueblo Bonito
Talus Unit
numberOfRooms over 400 rooms
partOf Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chaco Phenomenon
surface form: Chacoan cultural system
period Pueblo II period
Pueblo III period
shape D‑shaped ground plan
significance key site for understanding Ancestral Puebloan social organization
major regional center in Chacoan network
timeOfUse c. 1020–1130 CE

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Pueblo Bonito near Chetro Ketl
Kin Kletso locatedNear Chetro Ketl
Hungo Pavi nearbySite Chetro Ketl