Una Vida, Ancient Puebloan great house in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.
Una Vida spans two stories with 160 rooms, featuring mortarless stone walls and traditional wood log roof structures covered in mud and clay.
Construction of Una Vida began around 800 AD, concurrent with Pueblo Bonito, and underwent substantial expansion after 930 AD in the Chaco Canyon region.
The structure exhibits advanced engineering techniques of Ancestral Puebloans, with surrounding rock art depicting human figures, solar signs, and geometric patterns.
A one-mile round trip trail leads visitors through the archaeological site, which maintains its natural state with minimal excavation interventions.
The building incorporates a distinct dog leg addition to its D-shaped design due to the natural topography of the canyon's drainage system.
Location: New Mexico
GPS coordinates: 36.03370,-107.91200
Latest update: March 3, 2025 02:56
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