Casas Grandes
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prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua
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Vinony catalogs Casas Grandes in its UNESCO World Heritage collection (3,384 entries).
Within Vinony's link graph, Casas Grandes is referenced by 1,045 other articles, and connects out to World Heritage Site, Chihuahua City and pre-Columbian era.
The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark.
Vinony files it under Archaeological sites in Chihuahua (state), Landmarks in Chihuahua (state) and Mogollon culture.
Key facts
- Location
- Chihuahua , Mexico
- Built
- 1130 CE
- Rebuilt
- 1350 CE
- Official name
- Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
- Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
- iii, iv
- Designated
- 1998 (22nd session )
- Reference no
- 560rev
- Region
- Latin America and the Caribbean
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Mexico
- Located in
- Casas Grandes Municipality
- Area
- 146.72
- Elevation
- 1476
- Image
- Zona arqueológica de Paquimé 2020.jpg
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- heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
- Commons category
- Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
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Encyclopedic overview
Casas Grandes (Spanish for Great Houses; also known as Paquimé) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Construction of the site is attributed to the Mogollon culture. Casas Grandes has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the purview of INAH and a "Pueblo Mágico" since 2015.
Casas Grandes is one of the largest and most complex Mogollon culture sites in the region. Settlement began after 1130 AD, and the larger buildings developed into multi-storied dwellings after 1350 AD. The community was abandoned approximately in 1450 AD. Casas Grandes is regarded as one of the most significant Mogollon archaeological zones in the northwestern Mexico region, linking it to other sites in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and demonstrating the extent of the Mogollon sphere of influence.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Casas Grandes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.