Eastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36)
Medieval (regional)·Medieval·🇺🇸 Chaco Canyon, United States
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About Eastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36)
Eastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36) at Chaco Canyon, United States is a Medieval (regional) temple complex of the Medieval tradition, built c. 400 BCE for platform and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersEastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36) at Chaco Canyon, United States is a Medieval (regional) temple complex of the Medieval tradition, bui
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 400 BCE
- Period
- Medieval (regional)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Platform and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Eastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Eastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36)
On the ground
Structures & features
35.6853° N · 108.0788° W · 344 m · 4 mapped features
Eastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36) Main Temple-Complex Feature
temple complexPrimary temple-complex feature at Eastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36) – central platform and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
35.6853° N · 108.0788° WEastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Eastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36) defining settlement or ritual space
35.6852° N · 108.0787° WEastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Eastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36) ceremonial landscape
35.6854° N · 108.0789° WEastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36) Reservoir Cistern
hydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management
35.6851° N · 108.0789° W