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Chaco Canyon
Definition by Benjamin Oswald

Chaco Canyon

Chaco Canyon was the center of a pre-Columbian civilization flourishing in the San Juan Basin of the American Southwest from the 9th to the 12th century CE. Chacoan civilization represents a singular period in the history of an ancient people...
Canyon de Chelly
Definition by James Blake Wiener

Canyon de Chelly

Canyon de Chelly or Canyon de Chelly National Monument is a protected site that contains the remains of 5,000 years of Native American inhabitation. Canyon de Chelly is located in the northeastern portion of the US state of Arizona within...
Interview: The Ancient Southwest
Interview by James Blake Wiener

Interview: The Ancient Southwest

Pre-Columbian civilizations of the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico include the Hohokam who occupied the US state of Arizona, the Anasazi or Ancestral Pueblo Peoples who resided in the Four Corners Region, and the Mogollon who...
Wupatki
Definition by James Blake Wiener

Wupatki

Wupatki or Wupatki National Monument is an Ancestral Puebloan site that contains over 800 ancient ruins. It is situated in the north-central region of the US state of Arizona and is approximately 50 km (31 miles) northeast of the present-day...
Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon
Image by Chris M Morris

Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon

The most magnificent great house at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, USA. Constructed from the 9th to the 12th century CE.
Supernova Pictograph, Chaco Canyon
Image by Benjamin Oswald

Supernova Pictograph, Chaco Canyon

The pictograph of a star potentially depicts a supernova event and is located at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, USA. Created c. 1054 CE.
Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon
Image by Benjamin Oswald

Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon

A T-shaped doorway at Pueblo Bonito, the most magnificent great house at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, USA. Constructed from the 9th to the 12th century CE.
Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon
Image by Benjamin Oswald

Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon

An interior view of Pueblo Bonito, the most magnificent great house at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, USA. Constructed from the 9th to the 12th century CE.
Fajada Butte, Chaco Canyon
Image by Benjamin Oswald

Fajada Butte, Chaco Canyon

A landform with an ancient astronomical observatory at the top at the eastern entrance to Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, USA.
Casa Rinconada, Chaco Canyon
Image by Benjamin Oswald

Casa Rinconada, Chaco Canyon

Equinoctial sunrise at Casa Rinconada, the largest excavated great kiva at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, USA. Constructed from the 11th to the 12th century CE.
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