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title: Pottery Bowl from Casas Grandes (Paquimé), Mexico
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9056/pottery-bowl-from-casas-grandes-paquime-mexico/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Pottery Bowl from Casas Grandes (Paquimé), Mexico

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Pottery Bowl from Casas Grandes (Paquimé), Mexico](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9056.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9056.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) bowl comes from [Casas Grandes](https://www.worldhistory.org/Casas_Grandes/) (also known as "Paquimé"), which is located in what's present-day Chihuahua, Mexico. It is made from clay and dates to c. 1250-1400 CE. Casas Grandes was one of the largest and most complex [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/) sites in the desert Southwest. The [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) played a key role in [trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/) and cultural contacts between the Pueblo cultures of the southwestern United States and the civilizations of Mesoamerica. Archaeologists believe Settlement began after 1130 CE, and the site was abandoned by c. 1450 CE. Casas Grandes is renown for its distinctive pottery style. In 1998, the archaeological zone of Casas Grandes became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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## Bibliography

- [Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes](http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=560 "Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes"), accessed 18 Jul 2018.

## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, July 18). Pottery Bowl from Casas Grandes (Paquimé), Mexico. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9056/pottery-bowl-from-casas-grandes-paquime-mexico/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Pottery Bowl from Casas Grandes (Paquimé), Mexico." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 18, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9056/pottery-bowl-from-casas-grandes-paquime-mexico/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Pottery Bowl from Casas Grandes (Paquimé), Mexico." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Jul 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9056/pottery-bowl-from-casas-grandes-paquime-mexico/>.

## License & Copyright

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