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October 16, 2003

Chaco Canyon

Archaeologists have long wondered how the sophisticated Chaco civilization, which built huge multistory dwellings in the high desert of north-central New Mexico, thrived in such an arid climate. The answer, in a word: imports.

The University of Colorado Museum investigates an early system of planting, harvesting, storing and distributing food in what is now the American southwest.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at October 16, 2003 05:38 AM