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Natural PlacesSite Name: Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua Alternative Name: Cave Valley, Olla CaveCountry: Mexico Region: Mexico Other Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Chihuahua Nearest Village: Nuevo Casas Grandes
Latitude: 29.549844N Longitude: 108.165714W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Cave or Rock Shelter in Chihuahua, Mexico
Valley of The Caves
A Pre-Columbian settlement at a mountain site in northern Chihuahua, Mexico. The Valley of the Caves can be reached from nearby Nuevo Casas Grandes in northern Chihuahua. It contains many archaeological cave sites typical of those spread across the Sierra Madre Occidental. Dwelling remains, potsherds, and stone implements in the Casas Grandes style are abundant. What makes this area unique are two caves in particular, Cueva de la Golondrina (Swallow Cave) and Cueva de la Olla (Cave of the Pot).
Cueva de la Golondrina shows occupation back to 5500 BC, one of the earliest sites in all of Mexico. Cueva de la Olla is distinguished by a two meter diameter by 3.5 meters high granary that resembles a huge pot just within the entrance to the cave. The "olla" is of wattle and daub construction.
In addition to the granary, the remains of seven rooms can be seen. Made of adobe, the walls now stand only 150cms high. Occupation was from 950-1060 AD and the site is a fine example of the Mogollon Culture.
There are a number of other cave houses, “Window”, “Rincon”, “Corral”, “Slab”, and “Tau”.
Vehicle access is difficult. A guide can be hired at the Posada de las Ollas in Mata Ortíz, the pottery-making village near Nuevo Casas Grandes.
Text summarised from Mexconnect, http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1451-the-valley-of-the-caves
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