# Basketmaker III pit structures at Shabik'eshchee face south or south-south-east; the tradition continues…

> Basketmaker III pit structures at Shabik'eshchee face south or south-south-east; the tradition continues across the San Juan Basin into Pueblo III, and…

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# Basketmaker III pit structures at Shabik'eshchee face south or south-south-east; the tradition continues…

Basketmaker III pit structures at Shabik'eshchee face south or south-south-east; the tradition continues across the San Juan Basin into Pueblo III, and many great houses follow it.

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[Most great houses face south to south-south-east, continuing the orientation of earlier pit houses and unit…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/chaco-canyon/answers/ANS0D9KVRCA6JSV/most-great-houses-face-south-to-south-south-east-continuing)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Basketmaker III pit structures at Shabik'eshchee face south or south-south-east; the tradition continues… [Evidence EVD0D9KVRM4365J]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D9KVRM4365J
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