Long House

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Long House is one of the largest and most significant Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde, featuring extensive multi-room structures built into a vast alcove.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling
archaeological site
prehistoric dwelling
abandonedAround late 13th century CE
access guided tour
hiking trail on Wetherill Mesa
alsoKnownAs Cliff Palace
surface form: Long House cliff dwelling
approximateConstructionEnd c. 1300 CE
approximateConstructionStart c. 1100 CE
architecturalStyle multi-room masonry pueblo
associatedWith Mesa Verde National Park archaeology program
builtIn large sandstone alcove
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culture Ancestral Puebloans
environment semi-arid high plateau
excavatedBy archaeologists of the National Park Service
function ceremonial center
residential center
storage and agricultural support site
hasFeature extensive cliff-face footprint within a vast alcove
hasPart kivas
ladder-accessed areas
masonry walls
multi-room roomblocks
plazas
storage rooms
terraces
hasView surrounding canyons of Wetherill Mesa
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationOf Mesa Verde National Park
locatedIn Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park
Montezuma County, Colorado NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

Wetherill Mesa
managedBy National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
materialUsed adobe mortar
sandstone
wooden beams
openToPublic true
partOf Mesa Verde National Park
surface form: Mesa Verde cliff dwellings
preservationStatus protected archaeological ruin
relativeSizeWithinMesaVerde among the largest cliff dwellings after Cliff Palace
significance one of the largest cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde
one of the most significant Ancestral Puebloan sites on Wetherill Mesa
timePeriod Pueblo III period
touristAttraction yes

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