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With almost all constructed well before 1492 CE, these Puebloan towns and villages are located throughout the geography of the Southwest. Many of these dwellings included various defensive positions, like the high steep mesas such as at the ancient Mesa Verde complex or the present-day Acoma "Sky City" Pueblo.
Pueblo Bonito, the largest of the Chacoan Great Houses, stands at the foot of Chaco Canyon's northern rim. The Ancestral Puebloan culture is perhaps best known for the stone and earth dwellings its people built along cliff walls, particularly during the Pueblo II and Pueblo III eras, from about 900 to 1350 CE in
Ruins. Oak Tree House and neighboring Fire Temple can be visited via a 2-hour ranger-guided hike. [49] Spruce Tree House Anasazi Cortez: Mesa Verde National Park: Ruins. Spruce Tree House is the 3rd largest village, within several hundred feet of a spring, had 130 rooms and 8 kivas. Because of its protective location, it is well preserved.
Ancestral Puebloan people first began building pueblo structures during the Pueblo I Period (750–900 CE). When Spanish colonists arrived in the Southwest beginning in the late 1500s, they learned the local construction techniques from the Pueblo people and adapted them to fit their own building types, such as haciendas and mission churches. [1]
House on Fire: Cliff dwelling Ruins. Fallen Roof: Cliff dwelling Ruins. Butler Canyon ruins: Cliff dwelling Ruins. Coombs site: Boulder: Great house Ruins. Located at the Anasazi State Park Museum. Defiance House: Anasazi Bullfrog: Located in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area at Lake Powell.
Previously thought to be a great kiva, now considered a possible part of a great house. Kintyel: Ancestral Puebloan Crownpoint: Ruins located in Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Kin Ya'a: Ancestral Puebloan Great House "Tall House". Ruins located immediately south of Crownpoint approximately one-half-mile east of Route 371.
A great house is a large, multi-storied Ancestral Puebloan structure; they were built between 850 and 1150. Whereas the term "great house" typically refers to structures in Chaco Canyon, they are also found in more northerly locations in the San Juan Basin, including the Mesa Verde region. The purpose of the structures is unclear, but may have ...
By about 700 to 900 CE, the Puebloans began to move away from ancient pit houses dug in cliffs and to construct connected rectangular rooms arranged in apartment-like structures made of adobe and adapted to sites. By 1050, they had developed planned villages composed of large terraced buildings, each with many rooms.