Pueblo III period
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The Pueblo III period was a late prehistoric era of Ancestral Puebloan culture in the American Southwest, marked by large cliff dwellings, population aggregation, and eventual regional depopulation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pueblo III period canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan period
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archaeological period ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Betatakin
NERFINISHED
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Canyon de Chelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Chimney Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Cliff Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Hovenweep National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ Keet Seel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesa Verde National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Spruce Tree House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Ancestral Puebloans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1350 CE ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Southwestern archaeology ⓘ |
| followedBy | Pueblo IV period ⓘ |
| follows | Pueblo II period ⓘ |
| hasCause |
climate stress in some areas
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drought episodes such as the Great Drought of the late 1200s ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
abandonment of many settlements
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black‑on‑white pottery styles ⓘ ceramic diversification ⓘ construction of multi‑story masonry pueblos ⓘ defensive settlement locations ⓘ dry farming with check dams and terraces ⓘ great kivas in some communities ⓘ increased social complexity ⓘ increased use of masonry towers and defensive works ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ kiva construction ⓘ large cliff dwellings ⓘ polychrome ceramics in later phases ⓘ population aggregation ⓘ regional depopulation ⓘ regional interaction networks ⓘ village nucleation ⓘ water control features ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
migration from the Four Corners region
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population movement to the Little Colorado River region ⓘ population movement to the Mogollon Rim and related areas ⓘ population movement to the Rio Grande Valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American Southwest
NERFINISHED
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Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Corners region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ancestral Puebloan chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInPecosClassification | third Pueblo period ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1150 CE ⓘ |
| timeInChronologySystem | Pecos Classification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Southwestern archaeologists ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.