Ancestral Puebloan architecture

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Indigenous architecture architectural tradition prehistoric architecture

Ancestral Puebloan architecture is the distinctive building tradition of the ancient Pueblo peoples of the American Southwest, characterized by multi-story masonry dwellings, kivas, and complex planned communities often integrated into cliffs or mesas.

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contributes to understanding of Ancestral Puebloan social organization	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous architecture ⓘ architectural tradition ⓘ prehistoric architecture ⓘ
associatedWithSite	Aztec Ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ Bandelier National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ Canyon de Chelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Chaco Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Chetro Ketl NERFINISHED ⓘ Cliff Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Hovenweep NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesa Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ Pueblo Bonito NERFINISHED ⓘ Spruce Tree House NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtInto	cliff alcoves ⓘ
builtOn	canyon rims ⓘ mesas ⓘ valley floors ⓘ
builtWithMaterial	adobe ⓘ mud mortar ⓘ sandstone ⓘ wooden beams ⓘ
characterizedBy	T-shaped doorways ⓘ defensive site placement ⓘ kivas ⓘ masonry construction ⓘ multi-story dwellings ⓘ planned communities ⓘ plaza-centered layouts ⓘ room blocks ⓘ sipapu features in kivas ⓘ terraced buildings ⓘ ventilation shafts in kivas ⓘ
developedFrom	earthen pit structures ⓘ pithouses ⓘ
function	ceremonial use ⓘ defense ⓘ residential use ⓘ storage ⓘ
includesFeature	check dams ⓘ ladder access ⓘ mealing bins ⓘ milling rooms ⓘ reservoirs ⓘ road segments ⓘ roof entryways ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ ventilation systems ⓘ water control features ⓘ
includesStructureType	chacoan great houses ⓘ cliff dwellings ⓘ great houses ⓘ great kivas ⓘ pit structures ⓘ pueblos ⓘ small house sites ⓘ tower kivas ⓘ
influenced	Southwestern regional architecture ⓘ modern Pueblo architecture ⓘ
influencedBy	agricultural practices ⓘ environmental conditions of the Southwest ⓘ religious beliefs ⓘ
locatedIn	American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Corners region NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Arizona ⓘ present-day Colorado ⓘ present-day New Mexico ⓘ present-day Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs	UNESCO World Heritage cultural tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline	anthropology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ architecture ⓘ
timePeriod	Archaic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketmaker II period NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketmaker III period NERFINISHED ⓘ Pueblo I period NERFINISHED ⓘ Pueblo II period NERFINISHED ⓘ Pueblo III period NERFINISHED ⓘ Pueblo IV period ⓘ
usedBy	Ancestral Pueblo peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Ancestral Puebloans NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Pueblo peoples ⓘ

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Square Tower House → archaeologicalResearch → Ancestral Puebloan architecture ⓘ

Casa Rinconada → architecturalStyle → Ancestral Puebloan architecture ⓘ

Pueblo Bonito → hasArchitecturalStyle → Ancestral Puebloan architecture ⓘ

Hungo Pavi → significance → Ancestral Puebloan architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: contributes to understanding of Ancestral Puebloan social organization