November 9

Salmon Ruins County Historical Site

It was determined that the Salmon Ruin is a multiple, component site, The initial builders and occupants, referred to as the Primary occupation, were colonists from or had very close ties with the inhabitants of Chaco Canyon. Absolute dates have established the initial construction phase during A. D. 1088-1090. The site was two stories high along the back three rows of rooms within the main complex and some of the central rooms of the wings. During excavation a total of 110+ ground floor rooms and an additional 67+ second story rooms were defined for the original town. Based on an interpolation of room counts from excavated areas into areas having undergone limited excavation, the estimated total room count for the ground floor of the original Chacoan structure is approximately 150 rooms.

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