Albert Porter Pueblo

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The site is named for a previous landowner, Albert Porter

Habitation (with public architecture)

The northern and western boundaries are formed by private property owned by John Porter. The southern boundry is formed by private property owned by Stuart Porter. The eastern boundary is formed by County Road 13.5.

11.66 acres, 280-x-200-meters, 47,176 squared meters

Albert Porter Pueblo is a prehispanic village site located in the central Mesa Verde region. The types of pottery found on the modern ground surface suggest that people were living on the site at least as early as the Basketmaker III period (A.D. 500-750). The most intensive occupation however, dates from the Pueblo II (A.D. 900ﾖ1150) and the Pueblo III (A.D. 1150ﾖ1300) periods. Evidence for occupation during these periods is characterized by the presence of rubble mounds, surface rooms, and pitstructures. Architectural and artifact evidence, including 11 distinct architectural blocks and the remains of a early A.D. 1100s great house, indicate that the site reached its maximum extent sometime between A.D. 1100 and 1250.

Albert Porter Pueblo is located on a mesa top between Sandstone and Woods Canyons in Montezuma County, Colorado.

The Archaeological Conservancy}

2001-2004

Approximately 1 percent of Albert Porter Pueblo was excavated

State of Colorado Archaeological Permits were obtained for each field season (2001-2004) to conduct archaeological research