Casa Rinconada
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Casa Rinconada is a large, ancient Great Kiva and ceremonial structure built by the Ancestral Puebloans in what is now northwestern New Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Casa Rinconada canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Great Kiva
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ ceremonial structure ⓘ |
| access | hiking trail within Chaco Culture National Historical Park ⓘ |
| approximateDiameter |
about 19 meters
ⓘ
about 63 feet ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ancestral Puebloan architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaco Canyon
Chaco Phenomenon ⓘ
surface form:
Great Houses of Chaco Canyon
|
| builtBy | Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
adobe
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culture | Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | circa 1100 CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | National Park Service archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
T-shaped doorway
ⓘ
aligned openings for solar observations ⓘ bench around interior wall ⓘ fire pit ⓘ floor vaults ⓘ masonry vaults ⓘ niches in interior wall ⓘ pilasters ⓘ subterranean chamber ⓘ ventilation shaft ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial use
ⓘ
community assembly ⓘ ritual gatherings ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Chaco Wash
ⓘ
Pueblo Bonito ⓘ Pueblo del Arroyo ⓘ |
| heritageOf | Pueblo peoples ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Chaco Culture"
|
| locatedIn |
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
ⓘ
San Juan County, New Mexico ⓘ northwestern New Mexico ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaco Culture World Heritage Site
Chaco Phenomenon ⓘ
surface form:
Chacoan cultural system
|
| period | Pueblo II period ⓘ |
| restored | partially ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Ancestral Puebloan ceremonial architecture
ⓘ
one of the largest known Great Kivas in the Chaco region ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 13th century CE ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.