Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a major archaeological and cultural site in northwestern New Mexico preserving extensive ruins of Ancestral Puebloan great houses and ceremonial structures.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Chaco Canyon | 0 | 2 |
| Aztec Ruins (core great house complex) | 0 | 1 |
| Chaco Canyon National Monument | 0 | 1 |
| Chaco Culture | 0 | 1 |
| Chaco Culture (selected great houses and sites in New Mexico) | 0 | 1 |
| Chaco Culture NHP Visitor Center | 0 | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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archaeological site → cultural landscape → national historical park → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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surface form:
Chaco Canyon
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| architectureStyle |
Aztec Ruins
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surface form:
Ancestral Puebloan masonry
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| area |
approximately 137 square kilometers
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approximately 33,000 hectares → |
| contains |
Casa Rinconada
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Chetro Ketl → Hungo Pavi → Kin Kletso → Pueblo Bonito → Pueblo del Arroyo → Una Vida → Wijiji → ceremonial structures → great houses → great kivas → prehistoric roads → |
| country | United States of America → |
| culturalAffiliation | Ancestral Puebloans → |
| designatedAs | Chaco Culture National Historical Park self-link → |
| established | December 19, 1980 → |
| governingBody |
National Park Service
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surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
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| IUCNCategory | III → |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places → |
| locatedIn |
McKinley County, New Mexico
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New Mexico → San Juan County, New Mexico → |
| managedBy | National Park Service → |
| nearestCity |
Bloomfield, New Mexico
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Farmington, New Mexico → |
| partOf |
United States National Park System
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surface form:
U.S. National Park System
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| previousDesignation |
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Chaco Canyon National Monument
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| previousDesignationYear | 1907 → |
| primaryAccessRoad |
New Mexico State Road 57
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New Mexico State Road 57 →
surface form:
New Mexico State Road 7900
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| primaryCulturalPeriod | AD 850–1250 → |
| protectedFor |
preservation of Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites
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protection of cultural and spiritual landscape → |
| recognizedFor |
alignment of buildings with solar and lunar events
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complex road system radiating from Chaco Canyon → extensive ruins of multi‑story great houses → |
| region | northwestern New Mexico → |
| significance |
important astronomical and ceremonial complex
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major center of Ancestral Puebloan culture → |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
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(iv) → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Americas → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1987 → |
| visitorCenter |
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Chaco Culture NHP Visitor Center
|
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chaco Canyon
this entity surface form:
Chaco Culture (selected great houses and sites in New Mexico)
this entity surface form:
Aztec Ruins (core great house complex)
subject surface form:
Southwestern United States
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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designatedAs
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park
self-link
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this entity surface form:
Chaco Culture
National Historical Parks of the United States
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includesExample
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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this entity surface form:
Chaco Canyon
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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previousDesignation
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Chaco Canyon National Monument
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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visitorCenter
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Chaco Culture NHP Visitor Center