Sand Canyon South Pueblo
Sand Canyon South · South Sand Canyon Pueblo
Pueblo II–III (1000–1280 CE)·Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)·🇺🇸 Colorado, Montezuma County, Canyons of Ancients, United States
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About Sand Canyon South Pueblo
Sand Canyon Pueblo in Colorado, Montezuma County, Canyons of Ancients, United States is a Pueblo II–III (1000–1280 CE) settlement attributed to Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) culture. Systematic excavation and regional survey with magnetometry and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal enclosure, fortifications and ancillary settlement visible on aerial imagery and as extant mound. E-E-A-T: peer-reviewed reports, museum curation, and georeferenced plans. Thirteenth-century Canyon great pueblo (420 rooms, 90 kivas, plaza) — Chaco-Mesa Verde regional centre migrated.
Why it mattersThirteenth-century Canyon great pueblo (420 rooms, 90 kivas, plaza) — Chaco-Mesa Verde regional centre migrated.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction organization
- 02Chronology and 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.1000–1280 CE Pueblo II–III
- Period
- Pueblo II–III (1000–1280 CE)
- Culture
- Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
- Purpose
- Ancestral Pueblo aggregation and ceremonial centre
- Abandoned
- c.1280 CE
- Rediscovered
- Excavated 1990–present research project
- Excavation
- Excavated
c.1000–1280
Initial construction/founding
2015
Multidisciplinary synthesis publication for Sand Canyon Pueblo
On the ground
Structures & features
37.4200° N · 108.6500° W · 2100 m · 3 mapped features
Great pueblo block
pueblo420-room pueblo with plaza
37.4215° N · 108.6490° WGreat kiva
kivaOversize great kiva
37.4188° N · 108.6508° WDefensive wall
wallEnclosing wall and ditch
37.4208° N · 108.6515° W
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