Form 10-317 (Sept. 1967) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL SURVEY OF HISTORIC SITES AND BUILDINGS I. STATE 2. THEME(S). IF ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE. WRITE "ARCH" BEFORE THEME NO. Colorado Theme III - Indian Village! and Communities 3. NAME(S) OF SITE 4. APPRO*. ACREAGE Lonry Fueblo & EXACT LOCATION (County, townskip, road*, etc. IJ difficult to find* sketch on Supplementary Sheet)
& NAME AND ADDRESS OF PRESENT OWNER (Alt* administrator if different from owner) -4-L Lfcl 7. IMPORTANCE AND DESCRIPTION (Describe briefly what make* site important and what remains are extant) Lowry Pueblo, located about *f»5 miles northwest of Cortes, Colorado* is a maaonry pueblo of about 50 rooms that WAS occupied during the Hite 1000s and the early 1100s. It represents the northernmost influence of southern ideas which involved community pro Joe ta, auch as the great kiva situated to the southeast of the pueblo proper. the pueblo originally waa a small unit of a few rooms like many otj^eri In the vicinity, but differed la having i great klva (large ceremonial structure) associated, this feature, a southern trait, la present at only a few sites in the general region, suggesting tnat esch such site acted as i ceremonial center for a scattered popu lation unit. Uke other pueblos farther south, Lowry Pueblo increased in sise due to periodic populstion aceretlona from other small pueblo units which began to con centrate la the villagea vita the great kivas. Construction of the earliest unit exhibits a grade of masonry walls that differs from later additions* and aaaoclated pottery has close affinities to that of the Chaco Canyon country. As the pueblo increased la sixe, masonry work changed. Individual stones were dressed on the outtr faco and loss mortar was used, however, there seemed to be loss stress on coursing the stones, tills Increased attention to laborious details suggests that s sizable labor pool was svaliable for work of this type mad other community projects. this site waa excavated by Br. fsul S. Martin of the Chicago natural History Museum la
l BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES (Qbe bett tourttK §m location of manuscript* and rare worki) Paul 8. Hartln, Lowry Ruin in Southwestern Colorado, Anthropological Series, field museum of latural History, fbl. 2), )fo. 1 (Chicsgo,
9. REPORTS AND STUDIES (Mention best report* andttudiet, as, NFS study, HABS, etc.)
10. PHOTOGRAPHS* II. CONDITION 12. PRESENT USE (Museum, farm, etc.) 13. DATE OF VISIT ATTACHED: YES Qj NO D Excavated Farm 14 NAME OF RECORDER (Signature) 15. TITLE 16. DATE ALBERT H. SCHROEDER, ARCHEOLCGIST Ai»e>)fo1oftt*jt Q/2U/6? DRY MOUNT ON AN s x ton SHEET OF FAIRLY HEAVY PAPER. IDENTIFY BY VIEW AND NAME OF THE SITE. DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH. AND NAME OF PHOTOGRAPHER. GIVE LOCATION OF NEGATIVE. IF ATTACHED, ENCLOSE IN PROPER NEGATIVE ENVELOPES. (IF ADDITIONAL SPACE IS NEEDED USE SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET, 10-317o, AND REFER TO ITEM NUMBER) V. f. COVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16—74010-1 TG X.IMOI
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Fig. 2. Detail of township plat showing location of Lowry Pueblo. KEY Wan abutment
Post hole Fig. 3. Ground Plan, Lowry Pueblo Ruin.
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Fig. 4. Great Kiva, Lowry Pueblo Ruin