Chetro Ketl

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Chetro Ketl is a large ancestral Puebloan great house and archaeological site in New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon, notable for its monumental masonry architecture and role in the Chacoan cultural system.

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Chetro Ketl canonical 6

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancestral Puebloan great house ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
abandonedIn 12th century CE ⓘ
architecturalStyle Chacoan masonry ⓘ
area approximately 2 acres ⓘ
builtFor administrative functions ⓘ
ceremonial functions ⓘ
residential use ⓘ
connectedTo Chacoan road system ⓘ
linked to: Chaco Phenomenon
constructionEnd 12th century CE ⓘ
constructionStart c. 1020 CE ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
culture Ancestral Puebloan ⓘ
linked to: Ancestral Puebloans
discoveredBy Euro‑American archaeologists in late 19th century ⓘ
elevation about 1,890 meters above sea level ⓘ
excavatedBy Edgar L. Hewett ⓘ
Neil M. Judd ⓘ
floorCount up to 4 stories in some sections ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf long‑distance trade ⓘ
specialized craft production ⓘ
hasPart elevated back wall terrace ⓘ
great kiva ⓘ
kivas ⓘ
multi‑story room block ⓘ
plaza ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageSiteOf Chaco Culture ⓘ
knownFor great kivas ⓘ
monumental masonry architecture ⓘ
multi‑story room blocks ⓘ
planned great house layout ⓘ
locatedIn Chaco Canyon ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
San Juan County, New Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
materialUsed sandstone ⓘ
wooden beams ⓘ
nearby Pueblo Bonito ⓘ
Talus Unit ⓘ
numberOfRooms over 400 rooms ⓘ
partOf Chaco Culture National Historical Park ⓘ
Chacoan cultural system ⓘ
linked to: Chaco Phenomenon
period Pueblo II period ⓘ
Pueblo III period ⓘ
shape D‑shaped ground plan ⓘ
significance key site for understanding Ancestral Puebloan social organization ⓘ
major regional center in Chacoan network ⓘ
timeOfUse c. 1020–1130 CE ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pueblo Bonito → near → Chetro Ketl ⓘ
Kin Kletso → locatedNear → Chetro Ketl ⓘ
Hungo Pavi → nearbySite → Chetro Ketl ⓘ
Chaco Phenomenon → hasAssociatedSite → Chetro Ketl ⓘ