Village of the Great Kivas

Petroglyph at Village of Great Kivas is believed to be a Chacoan symbol of migration- search for the "Center Place".

The photomontage of the CG model of the Village upon an aerial photo of the actual site, looking nothwest.

Zuni Ancestral Puebloan Culture, c. 12th Century C.E., located in Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. The iconic architecture of this place evidences the influence of the Chaco Phenominon on the Central Arizona region of Cibola. Two of the kivas here are among the largest ever constructed and must have been a powerfu transforming religious influence.

Elevation is 2054 meters (6740 feet) above sea level.

Coordinates: 35°11'51.8"N 108°41'48.2"W
35.197709, -108.696709

Materials: mortarless stone walls, wood log roof structure, with mud/clay roof.

Looking north.

Looking northwest.

Looking north.

Looking northwest.

Looking south.

Looking west.

The plan view of the CG model photomontage with scale and orientation.

Data for CG model:
1. Morgan, William N., 1994. ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE OF THE SOUTHWEST, University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas.

2. Roberts, F.H.H., 1932. The Village of the Great Kivas on the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico: By Frank HH Roberts, Jr (Vol. 111). Us Governement Printing Office.

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