Kin Kletso

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Kin Kletso is an Ancestral Puebloan great house ruin in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, notable for its masonry architecture and role in the Chacoan cultural landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancestral Puebloan great house
archaeological site
ruin
architecturalStyle Chacoan masonry
architecturalType great house
associatedWith Chacoan outlier communities
Chacoan roads
linked to: Chaco Phenomenon
constructionMaterial sandstone masonry
country United States
county San Juan County
culture Ancestral Puebloan
linked to: Ancestral Puebloans
excavatedBy archaeologists in the 20th century
floorCount multi‑story
hasArchaeologicalSignificance evidence for Ancestral Puebloan architectural practices
evidence for Chacoan social organization
hasPart kivas
masonry walls
multi‑story room blocks
plaza
rooms
heritageDesignation U.S. National Historical Park (within Chaco Culture NHP)
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Chaco Culture)
heritageOf Pueblo peoples of the American Southwest
linked to: Pueblo peoples
locatedIn Chaco Canyon
New Mexico
San Juan County, New Mexico
United States
locatedNear Chetro Ketl
Pueblo Bonito
Talus Unit
locatedOn Colorado Plateau
material stone
notableFor masonry architecture
role in regional Chacoan system
partOf Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chacoan cultural landscape
linked to: Chaco Phenomenon

Chacoan road and settlement system
linked to: Chaco Phenomenon
region American Southwest
significantPeriod Pueblo II period
Pueblo III period
state New Mexico
usedFor ceremonial activities
residential purposes
storage

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