Lowry Pueblo, Archaeological site in Pleasant View, Colorado, United States.

Lowry Pueblo is an Ancestral Puebloan site built around 1060 AD atop abandoned pithouses, with a great kiva that suggests it served as a communal center for a scattered population. Its inhabitants farmed, hunted small game, made decorated pottery, and wove cotton obtained by trade.

The settlement was founded around 1060 and was occupied for roughly 165 years. Groups of 40 to 100 people lived here before the site was eventually abandoned.

The pueblo is named after George Lowry, an early homesteader in the area. Its inhabitants farmed, hunted small game, made decorated pottery and wove cotton obtained through trade. The presence of a great kiva in a settlement that began with only a few rooms suggests it served as a communal center for a scattered population.

Lowry Pueblo lies about 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Cortez, Colorado, near Pleasant View, inside Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. The ruins were partly buried until a two-year stabilization project by the Bureau of Land Management and the University of Colorado began in 1965. Expect unpaved access roads and open, exposed ground; check the weather before setting out.

The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago conducted the first excavations between 1930 and 1934, helping establish dating patterns for other sites in the region. This early work made the place a key piece for understanding ancestral Puebloan culture across the wider area.