Herradura (Spanish: "horseshoe") are architectural features associated with the Ancestral Puebloanroad network. They feature three-foot-tall curved masonry walls in the shape of a "D", "C", or horseshoe, with a diameter of 10 to 30 feet (3.0 to 9.1 m). Herraduras are found on hills and berms near Chacoan roads. Many of them are oriented so the opening faces east. They are thought to have indicated changes in road direction. They are not believed to have been residential, but the presence of broken pottery near them suggests they might have been roadside shrines.[1]
herradura, ancestral, puebloans, herradura, spanish, horseshoe, architectural, features, associated, with, ancestral, puebloan, road, network, they, feature, three, foot, tall, curved, masonry, walls, shape, horseshoe, with, diameter, feet, herraduras, found, . Herradura Spanish horseshoe are architectural features associated with the Ancestral Puebloan road network They feature three foot tall curved masonry walls in the shape of a D C or horseshoe with a diameter of 10 to 30 feet 3 0 to 9 1 m Herraduras are found on hills and berms near Chacoan roads Many of them are oriented so the opening faces east They are thought to have indicated changes in road direction They are not believed to have been residential but the presence of broken pottery near them suggests they might have been roadside shrines 1 References edit Vivian amp Hilpert 2012 pp 143 44 Bibliography Vivian R Gwinn Hilpert Bruce 2012 The Chaco Handbook An Encyclopedic Guide 2 ed University of Utah Press ISBN 978 1 60781 195 4 nbsp This New Mexico state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herradura Ancestral Puebloans amp oldid 1017827451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
