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Pueblos (housing complexes)

Scope note

Use for multistory, multiroom complex dwellings, often built on mesas or in cliffs, common among certain Indian cultures of the southwestern United States; distinguished from "Great Houses (complexes)" by their location and agglutinated construction.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000329

Broader Terms used

<housing complexes by form>

Equivalent Terms used

pueblo (housing complex)

Created

13yrs ago

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