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It was roughly rectangular in shape, with about 350 rooms and an enclosed central courtyard [3] or plaza. Various rooms were used for cooking, sleeping, and for storing food for the winter months or when crops failed. The architectural design with rooms surrounding a central plaza is still used by present-day Puebloans.
In 1979, a small archaeological excavation occurred at the building's former site to aid in the construction of a replica at This Is the Place Heritage Park. In 1991, the entirety of the building's original foundations were uncovered during a construction project, leading to the creation of the Social Hall Heritage Museum. The museum contained ...
In the course of the exploration, the team discovered a number of holes cut into the Oolitic limestone bedrock. On examining the layout of the holes, the land surveyor postulated that they were part of a circle 38 feet (12 m) in diameter. Having calculated the center, he projected the likely location of the remaining holes.
Archaeologists discovered a trove of artifacts dating back about 2,300 years, officials said.
To the north of this arch, on the western edge of the religious pathway lies a small hole in the bedrock, similar to others that can be found throughout the ruins. These natural karst formations are called cenotes (from the Mayan word ‘’d'zonot’’) and served as water sources for the inhabitants of San Gervasio.
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Navajo National Monument is a national monument located within the northwest portion of the Navajo Nation territory in northern Arizona, which was established to preserve three well-preserved cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Puebloan people: Keet Seel (Broken Pottery) (Kitsʼiil), Betatakin (Ledge House) (Bitátʼahkin), and Inscription House (Tsʼah Biiʼ Kin).
The Puye Cliff Dwellings are the ruins of an abandoned pueblo, located in Santa Clara Canyon on Santa Clara Pueblo Reservation land near Española, New Mexico.Established in the late 1200s or early 1300s and abandoned by about 1600, this is among the largest of the prehistoric Indian settlements on the Pajarito Plateau, showing a variety of architectural forms and building techniques.