Casamero Chacoan Outliers
Contact: SMaurer@plia.org
Phone: 505-761-8700
Phone: 505-761-8700
Casamero Pueblo was occupied by the Chacoan Anasazi between A.D. 1000 and 1125. It is an excellent example of a Chacoan outlier (an outlying community connected to Chaco Canyon by prehistoric roads), displaying many of the same cultural and architectural traits found at Chaco Canyon. Casamero was a community building that served a number of nearby farmsteads. It was used for social and religious activities aimed at uniting individual families into a cohesive community. Casamero (along with Chaco Cultural National Historical Park and 6 other outliers) is included on the World Heritage List.
Directions
20 miles west of Grants via I-25 & NM 19
More info at http://www.publiclands.org/html/explore/site.asp?state=NM&state_name=NewMexico&id=266
