Wijiji

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Wijiji is an Ancestral Puebloan great house ruin in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, notable for its compact design and well-preserved masonry within the Chaco Culture archaeological complex.

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instanceOf Ancestral Puebloan great house
archaeological site
ruin
accessibleVia Wijiji Trail
builtFor residential and ceremonial use
builtInCentury 11th century CE
builtInPeriod Chacoan era
linked to: Chaco Phenomenon
constructedFrom sandstone masonry
culture Ancestral Puebloan
linked to: Ancestral Puebloans
distanceFrom about 1.5 miles from the Chaco Canyon visitor center
hasArchitecturalStyle Chacoan great house architecture
hasBuildingMaterial stone
hasEnvironment high desert environment
hasGreatKiva no great kiva
hasKiva small kivas
hasLayout compact room block
hasNameOrigin name derived from Navajo language
hasNearbyFeature Chaco Wash
hasNumberOfRooms approximately 100 rooms
hasNumberOfStories two stories
hasOrientation planned orientation typical of Chacoan great houses
hasPreservationStatus ruin
well-preserved masonry walls
hasShape rectangular ground plan
hasSiteType outlying great house within Chaco Canyon core area
locatedIn Chaco Canyon
New Mexico
San Juan County, New Mexico
United States
managedBy National Park Service
notableFor compact design
well-preserved masonry
partOf Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chaco Culture archaeological complex
UNESCO World Heritage Site Chaco Culture
surveyedBy archaeologists studying Chacoan sites

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