Far View Sites Complex
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Far View Sites Complex is a group of ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in Mesa Verde National Park known for its ancient villages, towers, and kivas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Far View Sites Complex canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan site
ⓘ
archaeological site complex ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Pueblo peoples ⓘ |
| contains |
Coyote Village
ⓘ
Far View House ⓘ Far View Tower ⓘ Megalithic House ⓘ Pipe Shrine House ⓘ kivas ⓘ plaza areas ⓘ room blocks ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ |
| endDate | c. 1300 CE ⓘ |
| excavatedInPartBy | Jesse Walter Fewkes ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
great kiva
ⓘ
masonry towers ⓘ multi-room dwellings ⓘ reservoir ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for distant views from the mesa top ⓘ |
| hasTouristInformation | interpretive signs along trail ⓘ |
| hasTrail | Far View Sites trail ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf | Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ Montezuma County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Mesa Verde plateau ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
mortar
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mesa Verde National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesa Verde archaeological district
|
| period |
Pueblo II period
ⓘ
Pueblo III period ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
|
| significance |
example of mesa-top Ancestral Puebloan farming community
ⓘ
illustrates transition from dispersed farmsteads to aggregated villages ⓘ |
| startDate | c. 900 CE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural support
ⓘ
ceremonial activities ⓘ village habitation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.