Puerco Pueblo
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Puerco Pueblo is an ancient Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site in what is now northeastern Arizona, known for its masonry ruins and rock art along the Puerco River.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site
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prehistoric village ⓘ |
| abandoned | 14th century CE ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
architectural remains
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ceramic sherds ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| artStyle | Southwestern petroglyph tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Ancestral Puebloans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Navajo County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancestral Puebloan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological research site
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heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| depictedMotifs |
anthropomorphic figures
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geometric designs ⓘ zoomorphic figures ⓘ |
| elevation | about 1650 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| environment | semi-arid grassland and badlands ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
kiva or ceremonial structures
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masonry ruins ⓘ multi-room masonry structures ⓘ petroglyphs ⓘ plaza ⓘ rock art ⓘ |
| hasTrail | Puerco Pueblo trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedFrom | circa 1100 CE ⓘ |
| inhabitedUntil | circa 1380 CE ⓘ |
| interpretiveSignage | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
northeastern Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Petrified Forest National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Puerco River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Holbrook, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRooms | approximately 100 to 200 rooms ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| region | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
example of Ancestral Puebloan village organization on the Colorado Plateau
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important rock art locality in Petrified Forest National Park ⓘ |
| state | Arizona ⓘ |
| threats |
erosion
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weathering of rock art ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Pueblo II period
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Pueblo III period ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.