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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