Sun Temple
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Sun Temple is an ancient ceremonial and architectural complex built by the Ancestral Puebloans, notable for its D-shaped layout and enigmatic purpose within the Mesa Verde cliff-dwelling region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sun Temple canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ ceremonial complex ⓘ |
| access | visitor trail within Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ancestral Puebloan architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ |
| builtBy | Ancestral Puebloan builders ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 13th century ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPeriod | Pueblo III period ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological research site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| discoveredByArchaeology | Jesse Walter Fewkes ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToDwellings | on mesa top above cliff dwellings ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | circa 1200s ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
religious site ⓘ ritual complex ⓘ |
| hasPlan | symmetrical ground plan ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
enclosed rooms
ⓘ
kiva-like features ⓘ tower-like rooms ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Mesa Verde National Park" ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde ⓘ
surface form:
Mesa Verde cliff-dwelling region
Montezuma County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| materialUsed |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| name | Sun Temple self-link ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Cliff Palace
ⓘ
Spruce Tree House ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
absence of domestic features such as hearths
ⓘ
massive carefully fitted stone masonry ⓘ prominent position on mesa edge ⓘ |
| overlooks | Cliff Canyon ⓘ |
| purpose |
enigmatic
ⓘ
possibly astronomical observations ⓘ possibly ceremonial gatherings ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
|
| shape | D-shaped layout ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.