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    Pueblo Bonito - Wikipedia

    • Pueblo Bonito (Spanish for beautiful town) is the largest and best-known great house in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, northern New Mexico. It was built by the Ancestral Puebloans who occupied the structure between AD 828 and 1126. According to the National Park Service, "Pueblo Bonito is the most thoroughly investigated and celebrated cultural si… See more

    Discovery

    United States army Lt. James H. Simpson and his guide, Carravahal, from San Ysidro, New Mexico, discovered Chaco Canyon during an 1849 military expedition. They briefly examined eight large ruins in Chaco Canyon, … See more

    Description

    Pueblo Bonito is divided into two sections by a precisely aligned wall which runs north to south through the central plaza. A Great Kiva is situated on either side of the wall, creating a symmetrical pattern common to many of th… See more

    First occupied828
    Abandoned1126
    Matriliny

    Room 33 is one of the most well-excavated areas of Pueblo Bonito and belongs to the earliest construction phase of the site in the 9th century. A concentration of elite burials occurred in room 33, which are differentiat… See more

    Construction

    The archeologist Mary Metcalf estimates that 805,000 man-hours were required to build Pueblo Bonito's main structure. See more

    Rock art

    On the rock wall directly behind Pueblo Bonito is a series of petroglyphs depicting six-toed feet, a stylistic element also found in other Ancient Pueblo rock art. These images date to the late 10th or early 11th centuries. … See more

    Bibliography

    • Fagan, Brian (2005). Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195170436.
    • Judd, Neil M. (July 1927). "The Architectural Evolution of Pueblo Bon… See more

    Further reading

    • Heitman, Carrie C.; Plog, Steve, eds. (2015). Chaco Revisited: New Research on the Prehistory of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0816531608.
    • Nobel, David Grant, ed. (2004). … See more

     
  1. Pueblo Bonito is an important Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) site and one of the largest Great House sites in the Chaco Canyon region. It was constructed over a period of 300 years, between AD 850 and 1150-1200 and it was abandoned at the end of the 13 th century.
    www.thoughtco.com/pueblo-bonito-chaco-canyon-…
    Pueblo Bonito is amongst the largest and most completely excavated archaeological sites in the U.S. Southwest. It encompasses approximately 600 masonry rooms up to four storeys in height, as well as around 37 semi-subterranean masonry-lined structures (kivas), which were probably used primarily for ritual activities.
    www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/c…
    Pueblo Bonito is an archaeological site and Puebloan “Great House”, located in modern-day New Mexico, in the United States. The Puebloans or Pueblos, were an ancient Native American culture that developed a series of major construction projects across Utah and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado.
    www.heritagedaily.com/2020/07/pueblo-bonito-the …
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    Dec 18, 2017 · Pueblo Bonito is the most thoroughly investigated and celebrated cultural site in Chaco Canyon. Planned and constructed in stages between AD 850 to AD 1150 by ancestral Puebloan peoples, this was the center of the …

  4. Pueblo Bonito - U.S. National Park Service

  5. Pueblo Bonito: Chaco Canyon Great House in New …

    Mar 12, 2018 · Pueblo Bonito is an important Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) site and one of the largest Great House sites in the Chaco Canyon region. It was constructed over a period of 300 years, between AD 850 and 1150-1200 and …

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  7. Pueblo Bonito: A Testament to Chaco Culture in New …

    Jul 9, 2023 · Experience the grandeur of Pueblo Bonito, an extraordinary landmark of Chaco Culture in New Mexico. This expansive site showcases the high degree of organization, architectural prowess, and the profound spiritual …

  8. The complex history of Pueblo Bonito and its interpretation

  9. New Mexico: Chaco Culture National Historical Park

    Aug 7, 2017 · Pueblo Bonito was the center of the Chacoan world. The enormous, well-planned Pueblo Bonito took decades to build. At its peak, this D-shaped building stood four to five stories tall, covered 3 acres and contained …

  10. Chaco Culture National Historical Park - Atlas Obscura

    May 22, 2014 · Discover Chaco Culture National Historical Park in Nageezi, New Mexico: A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

  11. Some of the Best Ancient Civilization Ruins at Pueblo …

    Jun 1, 2019 · It may seem smaller now that I’m older (lol), but it still holds allure – and you can actually explore the pueblo ruins (within reason). There are photo ops, history, remarkable architecture, space to wander, and even wildflowers …