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Agate House: A House of Gems
This structure, called Agate House, is a partial reconstruction of an Indian pueblo built here almost ten centuries ago. Indians built dwelling walls like these of petrified wood sealed with mud mortar. Archaeologists believe the original eight-room pueblo was built between AD 1050 and 1300.
The absence of a kiva (underground ceremonial chamber) and the relatively small amount of cultural debris found at Agate House indicate a brief occupancy. Reconstruction of its rooms occurred after archeological excavation in 1934. |