Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites

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Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site archaeological site complex

Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites are a group of well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and related ruins located on Wetherill Mesa in southwestern Colorado.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ancestral Puebloan rock art sites	1
Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site ⓘ archaeological site complex ⓘ
access	seasonal ⓘ
archaeologicalResearch	excavated in 20th century ⓘ
associatedWith	Wetherill family ⓘ
builtDuring	12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culture	Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ
discoveredBy	Anglo-American explorers in late 19th century ⓘ
environment	semi-arid mesa and canyon landscape ⓘ
hasPart	Badger House Community ⓘ Kodak House ⓘ Long House ⓘ Nordenskiöld Site No. 16 ⓘ Step House ⓘ kivas ⓘ mesa-top pithouse sites ⓘ multi-room masonry dwellings ⓘ multiple cliff dwellings ⓘ
heritage	Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ surface form: Ancestral Puebloan culture
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
material	adobe mortar ⓘ sandstone ⓘ wooden beams ⓘ
nearbyFeature	Mancos River ⓘ surface form: Mancos River drainage
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ surface form: Mesa Verde National Park World Heritage Site Mesa Verde National Park archaeological resources ⓘ cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde ⓘ surface form: Mesa Verde cliff dwellings
preservationStatus	well-preserved ⓘ
primaryFunctionHistoric	ceremonial activities ⓘ residential settlement ⓘ storage of agricultural products ⓘ
significantFor	Ancestral Puebloan masonry architecture ⓘ evidence of prehistoric farming ⓘ evidence of social organization of Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ well-preserved cliff dwellings ⓘ
timePeriod	Pueblo II period ⓘ Pueblo III period ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
withinProtectedArea	Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ

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Subject: Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites
Description of subject: Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites are a group of well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and related ruins located on Wetherill Mesa in southwestern Colorado.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mesa Verde National Park → contains → Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites ⓘ

The Needles → hasCulturalHeritage → Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancestral Puebloan rock art sites