Search Results: 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 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...

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 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...

A tri-walled structure outside Pueblo del Arroyo, a great house next to Chaco Wash at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, USA. Constructed from the 11th to the 12th century CE.

The most magnificent great house at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, USA. Constructed from the 9th to the 12th century CE.

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.

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

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.

A great kiva at Chetro Ketl, an immense great house at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, USA. Constructed from the 11th to the 12th century CE.