The architecture may have been influenced by the Plains villagers, Panhandle and Rio Grande cultures.
The architecture, pottery and material goods varied greatly during the Sopris phases.
[1] The initial Sopris phase occurred between 1000 and 1100 A.D. People dwelled in pit-houses, jacal structures and campsites.
Material goods included metates, turquoise, beads of stone and shell.
Houses were made of sandstone slab masonry, with rounded corners and posts for support.