Pueblo Bonito multi-storey Anasazi great house, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, USA; rectangular doorways on the ground floor of the south east room block.

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Rectangular doorways connecting adding rooms on the ground floor of the south east roomblock of Pueblo Bonito multi-storey Anasazi great house, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, USA. Largest and best known of the Great Houses in Chaco Canyon, considered the type site for the Classic Bonito Phase (AD1020-1120) of Chacoan Culture. The masonry style is Type III, and ponderosa pine viga (rafters) have been used as lintels to support the masonry over the doorways.

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Size: 2476px × 3543px
Location: Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, USA
Photo credit: © Jean Williamson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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