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Submitted by durhamnature on Monday, 18 February 2013  Page Views: 6046

Natural PlacesSite Name: Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua Alternative Name: Cave Valley, Olla Cave
Country: Mexico Region: Mexico Other Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Chihuahua  Nearest Village: Nuevo Casas Grandes
Latitude: 29.549844N  Longitude: 108.165714W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature : Old photo of the granary, Olla Cave, from "Archaeological Exploration..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature : Detail, Corrall Cave, from "Archaeological Exploration..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature : Plan of Corrall Cave, from "Archaeological Exploration..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature : Detail, Olla Cave, from "Archaeological Exploration..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature (Vote or comment on this photo)

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature : Grainy photo of Olla Cave, from "Archaeological Exploration..." via archive.org

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature : Plan of Olla Cave, from "Archaeological Exploration..." via archive.org

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature : Plan of Rincon Cave, from "Archaeological Exploration..." via archive.org

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature : Plan of Tau Cave, from "Archaeological Exploration..." via archive.org

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature : Plan of Slab Cave, from "Archaeological Exploration..." via archive.org

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature : Detail, La Golondrina, from "Archaeological Exploration..." via archive.org

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature : Cross section, La Golondrina, from "Archaeological Exploration..." via archive.org

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature : Plan of Swallow Cave, La Golondrina, from "Archaeological Exploration..." via archive.org

Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua
Valley of the Caves, Chihuahua submitted by durhamnature : Map of Cave Valley, from "Archaeological Exploration..." via archive.org

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