Chaco is not a “lost” civilization @ArchaeologySouthwest
Chaco is not a “lost” civilization @ArchaeologySouthwest
Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Pueblo Bonito is the largest great house in Chaco Canyon, built between A.D. 850–1250 as part of a vibrant ancestral Pueblo landscape.

But Chaco is not a “lost” civilization.

Pueblo descendant communities still honor and visit this living cultural landscape. They remain deeply connected to it.

#ChacoCanyon #ProtectChaco #RespectTheLand

Photos: Bob Adams, Albuquerque, NM, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Paul Vanderveen
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