Unkar Delta
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Unkar Delta is a broad, archaeologically significant river terrace along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, known for its ancient Puebloan ruins and distinctive green oasis-like appearance amid the surrounding desert.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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river terrace ⓘ |
| access | primarily by Colorado River rafting trips ⓘ |
| approximateOccupationDates | circa 900 CE to 1200 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Ancestral Puebloan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kayenta Anasazi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Unkar Pueblo
NERFINISHED
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agricultural features ⓘ burial sites ⓘ kivas ⓘ prehistoric habitation sites ⓘ room blocks ⓘ storage structures ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToRiver | elevated river terrace above Colorado River ⓘ |
| environmentalSetting | arid canyon environment with localized water and fertile soils ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalType | alluvial fan and deltaic terrace complex ⓘ |
| hasAppearance | green oasis-like area amid desert surroundings ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeatures |
field houses
ⓘ
multi-room masonry dwellings ⓘ trash middens ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFinds |
ceramic sherds
ⓘ
corn cobs ⓘ ground stone artifacts ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance | true ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalInfluence | periodic flooding by Colorado River in pre-dam times ⓘ |
| hasResearch |
archaeological surveys
ⓘ
excavations ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | multiple cultural occupation layers ⓘ |
| hasTopography | broad relatively flat terrace ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | riparian vegetation ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Grand Canyon inner gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
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Grand Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOnRiver | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| near | Unkar Rapid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Grand Canyon National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfMajorOccupation |
Pueblo II period
ⓘ
Pueblo III period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | within a U.S. national park ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest Ancestral Puebloan sites in Grand Canyon ⓘ |
| subjectOf | archaeological studies of Puebloan adaptation to canyon environments ⓘ |
| usedFor |
prehistoric agriculture
ⓘ
prehistoric habitation ⓘ |
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