Mug House
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 | Mug House |
| Designer | Vernacular |
| Location | Mesa Verde, Colorado, USA |
| Date | 1260 to 1280 |
| Building Type | multifamily housing complex |
| Climate | arid desert |
| Context | rural, set in cliff face |
| Architectural Style | Native American Vernacular |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | The Great Tower Complex at Yellow Jacket Pueblo. At Wetherill Mesa. Timeless forms and abiding mystery. See also <a href="/building/Cliff_Dwelling.html">Cliff Dwelling</a>. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Mug_House.html |
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Part of the Mesa Verde UNESCO World Heritage Site:
"A great concentration of Anasazi Indian dwellings, built from the 6th to the 12th centuries, can be found on the Mesa Verde plateau in southwest Colorado, at an altitude of more than 2,600 metres. Some 3,800 sites have been recorded, including villages built on the plateau, and imposing cliffside sites, built of stone and comprising more than 200 houses. "
— UNESCO
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References
Kristin A. Kuckelman, ed. "><font color="#116633 . Crow Canyon Archaeological Center. see, The Great Tower Complex (Architectural Block 1200).
Arthur H. Rohn. Wetherill Mesa Excavations: Mug House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Washington: United States National Park Service, 1971. exterior photo, plate 119, p95. exterior photo of overview of ruin, frontispiece. interior photo of kiva, p66.
Constance R. Yandell. National Parkways: A Photographic and Comprehensive Guide to Mesa Verde National Park, Canyon de Chelly National Monument and Hovenweep National Monument. Photography by Michael D. Yandell. Casper, WY: National Parks Division of World-Wide Research and Publishing Co., 1987. exterior photo of mug house, p41.
External Links
Mesa Verde National Park — Official park web site
