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Pottery Mound
34.8061° N, -106.7333° E
About
Pottery Mound (LA 416) was a late prehistoric village on the bank of the Rio Puerco, west of Los Lunas, New Mexico. It was an adobe pueblo most likely occupied between 1350 and 1500. The site is best known for its 17 kivas, which yielded a large number of murals. A 2007 book, New Perspectives on Pottery Mound Pueblo (Polly Schaafsma 2007) provides a general introduction to the site.
Historical Timeline
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Glaze ware tradition begins
c. 1315
Village occupation
c. 1350–1500
Hibben field schools
1954, 1955, 1957, 1958
NSF-funded research
1960–1961
Linda Cordell program
1979
Volunteer salvage excavations
1980s
UNM collection reorganization
2003
Site study publication
2007
Land deeded to Isleta Pueblo
late 2012
Archaeological Features
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Storage Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
Artistic and Decorative Features
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
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