Sandstone masonry walls at Chetro Ketl Pueblo in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico: view SE of the multi-storey central block N of the enclosed plaza.

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Sandstone masonry walls at Chetro Ketl Pueblo in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico: view SE of the central block N of the enclosed plaza. A multi-storey, Bonito Phase Anasazi town or great house dating mainly to the C11th AD. Five storeys high with around 500 rooms built c 1038-1054 with extensive remodelling & additions around 1100. Situated below Alto Mesa on the N side of Chaco Wash.

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Size: 3516px × 2492px
Location: Chetro Ketl Pueblo, Chaco Canyon, Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico, USA
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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