Some archeologists have long contended that the ruins of Chaco Canyon are the most significant ancient ruins in North America and even across the world. President Theodore Roosevelt recognized ...

By contrast, Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico is hard to reach and enigmatic. The remote canyon on the ... Here, remains of ancient buildings known as “great ...

They are now referred to by the Navajo word for ancient ones ... intact for 10 centuries. Chaco Canyon (Chaco Culture National Historical Park), Salmon Ruins and Aztec Ruins National Monument ...

While Chaco Culture National ... The protective walls of the canyon, combined with this richness of plant and animal life, made the region the perfect place for ancient peoples to build their ...

Chaco Canyon may be less famous than Mesa Verde but remains one of the most important Ancestral Puebloan sites in America. Featuring one of the best collections of ancient ruins north of Mexico ...

Ruins of places ... Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico, U.S. More than 600 rooms are arranged on a multistory level at this site in the Chaco Canyon, which was ...

A groundbreaking genetic analysis published in the journal Nature in April confirmed the genetic links between the modern-day ...

Chaco Canyon was the major center of the ancient Pueblo Peoples culture between ... effort for visitors to explore firsthand the amazing ruins still found in Chaco Canyon.