Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Chetro Ketl

Chetro Ketl

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/September 22, 2015 by Brianboulton (talk) 14:23, 5 September 2015 (UTC)



Chetro Ketl is an Ancestral Puebloan great house and archeological site located in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico, United States. Construction on Chetro Ketl began c. 990 and was largely complete by 1075. Following the onset of a severe drought, most Chacoans emigrated from the canyon by 1140. The great house was rediscovered in 1823 by the Spanish governor of New Mexico and explored in 1849 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Chaco scholars estimate that it required more than 500,000 man-hours, 26,000 trees, and 50 million sandstone blocks to erect Chetro Ketl. The building contained approximately 400 rooms and was the largest great house by area in Chaco Canyon, covering nearly 3 acres. Chetro Ketl's purpose is widely debated, but many archeologists believe the building was a place of large-scale ceremony that held an important position within the larger Chacoan system. The building has deteriorated significantly since its rediscovery in the early 19th century, and its usefulness as a source of information about Chacoan culture is slowly diminishing.
 * Most recent similar article(s): I believe this is the second Chaco FA, so the last time we had a Chaco-related article on the main page was probably Chaco Culture National Historical Park in 2009.
 * Main editors: RO (talk)
 * Promoted: August 8, 2015
 * Reasons for nomination: Reason? Articles about archeological topics are awesome, what more reason do you need?
 * Support as nominator. RO (talk)  23:04, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment: I'm concerned about the number of citation needed tags in the article. I think those need to be addressed first. Praemonitus (talk) 18:20, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * , there aren't any citation needed tags in Chetro Ketl; it just passed FAC on August 8. I think you might have looked at Chaco Culture National Historical Park by accident. RO (talk)  20:08, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Ah, okay. Sorry. Praemonitus (talk) 20:40, 21 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Support Would be great to see it.♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:21, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Support – I've reviewed and watched this article through its development to FA and I think it would make a splendid front page feature. Off the beaten track, and a pleasingly unusual topic for our front page.  Tim riley  talk    21:02, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Support — The article would make a really good topic for TFA. — Ssven2  Speak 2 me '' 04:34, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Support Good article, and worthy of a front page slot. – SchroCat (talk) 15:01, 31 August 2015 (UTC)