Sacred Chaco Canyon Platform Outer — Chaco Canyon (55-26)
Early Historic (regional)·Early Historic·🇺🇸 Chaco Canyon, United States
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About Sacred Chaco Canyon Platform Outer — Chaco Canyon (55-26)
Sacred Chaco Canyon Platform Outer — Chaco Canyon (55-26) at Chaco Canyon, United States is a Early Historic (regional) earthwork of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 1800 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 mattersSacred Chaco Canyon Platform Outer — Chaco Canyon (55-26) at Chaco Canyon, United States is a Early Historic (regional) earthwork of the Early Historic traditio
Open questions
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. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Early Historic (regional)
- Culture
- Early Historic
- Purpose
- Platform and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Sacred Chaco Canyon Platform Outer — Chaco Canyon (55-26)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Sacred Chaco Canyon Platform Outer — Chaco Canyon (55-26)
On the ground
Structures & features
36.7784° N · 107.7068° W · 76 m · 3 mapped features
Sacred Chaco Canyon Platform Outer — Chaco Canyon (55-26) Main Earthwork Feature
earthworkPrimary earthwork feature at Sacred Chaco Canyon Platform Outer — Chaco Canyon (55-26) – central platform and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
36.7784° N · 107.7068° WSacred Chaco Canyon Platform Outer — Chaco Canyon (55-26) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Sacred Chaco Canyon Platform Outer — Chaco Canyon (55-26) defining settlement or ritual space
36.7783° N · 107.7068° WSacred Chaco Canyon Platform Outer — Chaco Canyon (55-26) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Sacred Chaco Canyon Platform Outer — Chaco Canyon (55-26) ceremonial landscape
36.7785° N · 107.7069° W