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Unlike other great houses in the Chaco Canyon, Pueblo del Arroyo is one of the area’s most delicately located great houses.
The pueblo was built facing the eastern side of the cliff, having to endure the threat of erosion from past floodwaters in the Chaco Wash. It was one of the largest Chacoan great houses, standing four stories high with about 300 rooms and 17 ceremonial kivas. The Pueblo del Arroyo was also the only Chaco Canyon structure to feature a tri-wall structure. This historic pueblo dates back to the 1060s with portions later added in the next century.
A total of two excavations were carried out to uncover this inspiring site: first in 1923 by the National Geographic Expedition, followed by the National Park Service in 1950.
Address: NM-57, Nageezi, New Mexico 87037
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