Lowry Pueblo Ruins Canyon of the Ancients ~ Colorado
Unlike most sites, two different cultural traditions are evident at Lowry. Portions of the pueblo are similar to early styles of Chacoan architecture, with later additions more characteristic of styles found at Mesa Verde. Lowry is among the northernmost Chaco-style communities, which may have formed an interdependent network spreading from Chaco Canyon, about 100 miles south in New Mexico. Later additions are more characteristic of those styles found at Mesa Verde.
Lowry Pueblo Ruins Canyon of the Ancients ~ Colorado
Unlike most sites, two different cultural traditions are evident at Lowry. Portions of the pueblo are similar to early styles of Chacoan architecture, with later additions more characteristic of styles found at Mesa Verde. Lowry is among the northernmost Chaco-style communities, which may have formed an interdependent network spreading from Chaco Canyon, about 100 miles south in New Mexico. Later additions are more characteristic of those styles found at Mesa Verde.