Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound — Mississippi Valley (St Louis)
Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇺🇸 Mississippi Valley, United States
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About Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound — Mississippi Valley (St Louis)
Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Bronze Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) temple-complex traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
38.0463° N · 90.6496° W · 714 m · 3 mapped features
Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound — Principal Feature
structurePrimary temple-complex feature at Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound
38.0471° N · 90.6488° WPaquimé Casas Grandes Compound — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound
38.0456° N · 90.6502° WPaquimé Casas Grandes Compound — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound
38.0474° N · 90.6506° W