Una Vida
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Una Vida is an archaeological site
located in Chaco Canyon, San Juan County, New Mexico
, United States
. Its construction began around 900 AD and it is one of the three earliest Chacoan Anasazi great houses; it. Comprising at least two stories and 124 rooms, it shares an arc or D-shaped design with its contemporaries, Peñasco Blanco
and Pueblo Bonito
, but has a unique "dog leg" addition made necessary by topography. It is located in one of the canyon's major side drainages, near Gallo Wash, and was massively expanded after 930 AD.
The site is surrounded by Anasazi rock art and petroglyphs that depict human figures, solar signs, and geometric forms. It was first recorded in the mid-19th century by US military that were surveying the area of modern New Mexico.
, Chetro Ketl
and Una Vida. This road lead to smaller sites on the periphery of Chaco Canyon.
Archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place in which evidence of past activity is preserved , and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record.Beyond this, the definition and geographical extent of a 'site' can vary widely,...
located in Chaco Canyon, San Juan County, New Mexico
San Juan County, New Mexico
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*51.6% White*0.6% Black*36.6% Native American*0.4% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.5% Two or more races*7.2% Other races*19.1% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, United States
United States
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. Its construction began around 900 AD and it is one of the three earliest Chacoan Anasazi great houses; it. Comprising at least two stories and 124 rooms, it shares an arc or D-shaped design with its contemporaries, Peñasco Blanco
Peñasco Blanco
Peñasco Blanco is a Chacoan Anasazi great house and notable archaeological site located in Chaco Canyon, a canyon in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.. It is an arc-shaped compound built atop the canyon's southern rim; it was constructed in five distinct stages between 900 AD and 1125 AD...
and Pueblo Bonito
Pueblo Bonito
Pueblo Bonito, the largest and best known Great House in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, northern New Mexico, was built by ancestral Pueblo people and occupied between AD 828 and 1126....
, but has a unique "dog leg" addition made necessary by topography. It is located in one of the canyon's major side drainages, near Gallo Wash, and was massively expanded after 930 AD.
The site is surrounded by Anasazi rock art and petroglyphs that depict human figures, solar signs, and geometric forms. It was first recorded in the mid-19th century by US military that were surveying the area of modern New Mexico.
Chaco Road
Chaco Road is a network of roads (for travel and trade) which radiated from great house sites, such as Pueblo BonitoPueblo Bonito
Pueblo Bonito, the largest and best known Great House in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, northern New Mexico, was built by ancestral Pueblo people and occupied between AD 828 and 1126....
, Chetro Ketl
Chetro Ketl
Chetro Ketl is a Chacoan Anasazi great house and notable archaeological site located in Chaco Canyon, a canyon in the U.S. state of New Mexico. In the cliffs behind the ruins there are ancient stairways that lead to prehistoric roadways that connect to Pueblo Bonito...
and Una Vida. This road lead to smaller sites on the periphery of Chaco Canyon.