Long House

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Long House is one of the largest and most significant Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde, featuring extensive multi-room structures built into a vast alcove.

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Long House canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
prehistoric dwelling ⓘ
abandonedAround late 13th century CE ⓘ
access guided tour ⓘ
hiking trail on Wetherill Mesa ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Long House cliff dwelling ⓘ
linked to: Cliff Palace
approximateConstructionEnd c. 1300 CE ⓘ
approximateConstructionStart c. 1100 CE ⓘ
architecturalStyle multi-room masonry pueblo ⓘ
associatedWith Mesa Verde National Park archaeology program ⓘ
builtIn large sandstone alcove ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culture Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ
environment semi-arid high plateau ⓘ
excavatedBy archaeologists of the National Park Service ⓘ
function ceremonial center ⓘ
residential center ⓘ
storage and agricultural support site ⓘ
hasFeature extensive cliff-face footprint within a vast alcove ⓘ
hasPart kivas ⓘ
ladder-accessed areas ⓘ
masonry walls ⓘ
multi-room roomblocks ⓘ
plazas ⓘ
storage rooms ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
hasView surrounding canyons of Wetherill Mesa ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageDesignationOf Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Wetherill Mesa ⓘ
managedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
materialUsed adobe mortar ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
wooden beams ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Mesa Verde cliff dwellings ⓘ
preservationStatus protected archaeological ruin ⓘ
relativeSizeWithinMesaVerde among the largest cliff dwellings after Cliff Palace ⓘ
significance one of the largest cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde ⓘ
one of the most significant Ancestral Puebloan sites on Wetherill Mesa ⓘ
timePeriod Pueblo III period ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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