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Pot Creek Cultural Site
36.2792° N, -105.5763° E
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Pot Creek Cultural Site is an abandoned 13th century pueblo located on private land owned by Southern Methodist University and on public Carson National Forest land in Taos County, New Mexico.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
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Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
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Height of occupation
1260–1320 CE
Peak population
c. 1310 CE
Great kiva construction
c. 1318 CE
Abandonment and destruction by fire
c. 1320 CE
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Storage Structures
Granaries
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Public and Civic Structures
Plazas
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Industrial and Craft Structures
Workshops
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Religious and Ritual Structures
KivasGreat kiva
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Artistic and Decorative Features
Painted pottery (black-on-white)
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