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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chetro Ketl canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.