Lowry Pueblo is located about 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Cortez, Colorado, and about 100 miles (160 km) north of Chaco Canyon, one of the major centers of Ancestral Puebloan culture. The pueblo was named for the early area homesteader George Lowry. It is believed to have begun as a relative small community with just a few rooms, but is unusual for the presence of a great kiva, suggesting it served as a communal center for a scattered population before the settlement around it got larger.[4] The inhabitants were farmers who also hunted small game, made elaborately decorated pottery, and wove cotton obtained by trade. Its last occupation occurred in the early 13th century.
^ ab"Lowry Ruin". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 4, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2007.