Castle Rock Pueblo

5MT1825

About this Unit

Study Unit
extramural surface, Nonstructure, 4-N

General Location
South of butte.

Specific Location
North of Structure 120.

Site-Wide Dating

Date Range 1 (A.D. 1256–1285):

This is the only component at Castle Rock Pueblo. Available tree-ring dates indicate that the earliest construction at the site occurred in A.D. 1256. A.D. 1274vv is the latest tree-ring date; the occupation of the village is believed to have ended by about 1285 on the basis of the following series of events that is inferred to have occurred in Structure 304 (the kiva from which the sample that dated to 1274 was collected, and which is thought to have been the last of the dated structures to have been built). Sometime after A.D. 1274, Structure 304 was built and used, the floor was later replastered at least once, the structure fell into disuse and was ritually (?) closed by burning a portion of the roof; refuse was then deposited into the collapsing roof for an unknown length of time. As a result of an enemy attack that resulted in the deaths of many of the villagers, disarticulated human remains were deposited on top of the refuse and collapsed roofing material. A.D.1285 seems to be a reasonable estimate for when the attack occurred and the occupation of the village ended.

Castle Rock Pueblo - 5MT1825

Study Unit Information

Site Information

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16 Kivas

34 Rooms

3 Middens

8 Extramural Surfaces

10 Noncultural Deposits

1 Void

subterranean kiva

Structure 101 Structure 102 Structure 103 Structure 104 Structure 105 Structure 110 Structure 112 Structure 125 Structure 206 Structure 302 Structure 304 Structure 402 Structure 405 Structure 406

kiva, type unknown

Structure 107 Structure 204

subterranean room

Structure 108

masonry surface structure

Structure 109 Structure 111 Structure 113 Structure 114 Structure 115 Structure 117 Structure 118 Structure 119 Structure 120 Structure 121 Structure 122 Structure 123 Structure 124 Structure 126 Structure 127 Structure 203 Structure 205 Structure 207 Structure 208 Structure 301 Structure 305 Structure 306 Structure 307 Structure 308 Structure 309 Structure 310 Structure 401 Structure 403 Structure 404 Structure 407 Structure 408 Structure 409 Structure 410

midden

Nonstructure 1-N Nonstructure 7-N Nonstructure 12-N

extramural surface

Nonstructure 2-N Nonstructure 3-N Nonstructure 4-N Nonstructure 5-N Nonstructure 6-N Nonstructure 8-N Nonstructure 9-N Nonstructure 11-N

noncultural

Arbitrary Unit 1-A Arbitrary Unit 2-A Arbitrary Unit 3-A Arbitrary Unit 4-A Arbitrary Unit 5-A Arbitrary Unit 6-A Arbitrary Unit 100 Arbitrary Unit 200 Arbitrary Unit 300 Arbitrary Unit 400

No Structure Found

Site Overview - Site size, location, composition, layout, and dates of occupation; site ownership and permit information

History of Investigations - A brief history of research at the site

Physiography - Elevation, topography, and water sources

Field Methods - Grid orientation, mapping techniques, surface indications, disturbed areas, the collection of dating and ecofact samples, and more

This project was paid for in part by a State Historical Fund grant from the Colorado Historical Society.
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