Paquimé (Casas Grandes archaeological site)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Paquimé_(Casas_Grandes_archaeological_site)
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned circa 1450 CE
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Casas_Grandes_River
gptkbp:coordinates 30.3667° N, 107.9500° W
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Casas_Grandes_culture
gptkbp:discoveredBy 19th century
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Charles_C._Di_Peso
1958–1961
gptkbp:features trading center
ceremonial mounds
effigy vessels
macaw pens
turkey pens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paquimé (Casas Grandes archaeological site)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Puebloan_cultures
gptkb:Mesoamerican_cultures
gptkbp:knownFor ball courts
water management systems
T-shaped doorways
multi-storied adobe buildings
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Chihuahua
gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:material adobe
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Museo_de_las_Culturas_del_Norte
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Casas_Grandes
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Oasisamerica
gptkbp:period 1200–1450 CE
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Instituto_Nacional_de_Antropología_e_Historia_(INAH)
gptkbp:region gptkb:northwestern_Mexico
gptkbp:significance unique architecture
important trade hub
major pre-Columbian settlement
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1998
560
gptkbp:website 36 hectares
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nuevo_Casas_Grandes,_Mexico
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6