Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the History of the United States. . . . — — Map (db m283800) HM
Great Kivas are special buildings that were used for community activities, including important ceremonies. Tree-ring dates and pottery indicate that this Great Kiva was a relatively early building at Lowry. It was remodeled many times and used . . . — — Map (db m283798) HM
Great Kiva activities helped to define the community and to develop a sense of social identity and, perhaps, of organized community religion. People who lived near Great Kivas may have organized seasonal events and maintained the Great Kivas for . . . — — Map (db m283799) HM
Throughout most of the year, the open space to the east of the main building likely functioned as a village square or plaza. Imagine elders sharing their history through stories and songs, or talking about politics. Cooking, tool making, laughing, . . . — — Map (db m290687) HM
The Great Sage Plain, extending from southwest Colorado into southeast Utah, is covered with ancient villages, and was the most densely settled region of the Ancestral Puebloan world between AD 500 and 1300. More than just islands of architecture, . . . — — Map (db m290691) HM
All Ancestral Puebloan sites have distinctive fronts and backs. The fronts are defined by doorways that open onto the plaza. The backs can be recognized by the absence of doorways. Mark Varien, archaeologist Notice how this . . . — — Map (db m290692) HM
The changing floor plans shown record growth stages in the pueblo. The first kiva and four-room core expanded to a 40-room building in about one generation (AD 1085-1105). In 1936, archaeologist Paul S. Martin envisioned "frenzied and exuberant . . . — — Map (db m290696) HM
Inside, the round walls leaned up to a roof that was often smaller than the floor area. The effect is essentially a dark, warm dome with a beam of light shining in through the smoke hole and roof entrance. Stephen H. Lekson, 1988, . . . — — Map (db m290697) HM
Lowry Pueblo is famous for its four kivas with painted plaster, discovered in the 1930s during excavations sponsored by the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History. All of the murals at Lowry were painted on the lower walls or "banquettes." Kiva A . . . — — Map (db m290698) HM
