Chaco Canyon (New Mexico)

Chaco Canyon Must See - Top 5 Sites You Don't Want to Miss Visiting Chaco Canyon
Chaco Canyon , the archaeological area within Chaco Culture National Historical Park, is probably the most popular and visited archaeological zone in the U.S. Southwest. Here is a list of the most famous and breathtaking Anasazi sites in Chaco Canyon, ordered from largest to smaller.

Pueblo Bonito- Chaco Canyon Great House Site Pueblo Bonito
Pueblo Bonito is an important ancestral puebloan site and one of the largest Great House sites in the Chaco Canyon region. It was constructed over a period of 300 years, between AD 850 and 1150-1200 and it was abandoned at the end of the 13th century.

Supernova in Chaco Canyon Rock Art: A Poem by Paul Young
In Chaco Canyon there is an unusual Anasazi rock painting, consisting of a hand print and the night sky. Although the date of the drawing has not been recorded, it is believed by many to represent the Crab Nebula supernova of AD 1054. "Chaco" is a poem by Paul Young inspired by the art and reprinted by permission.

Chaco Canyon: Traditions of the Sun
Interesting GIS-type interface showing maps and details of Chaco Canyon, along with some nice time-lapse photography showing the effects of the solstice. From a joint collaboration of the United States National Park Service and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Chaco Canyon (Children's Book)
Chaco Canyon, a children's book on the lovely ruins in the New Mexican desert, is part of Oxford University Press's middle school series called Digging for the Past; by R. Gwinn Vivian and Margaret Anderson.

Ancient Observatory at Chaco Canyon
From the Exploratorium, a teaching resource about climate and astronomy based on Chaco Canyon. Well worth a trip; takes Macromedia Flash.

The Chaco Meridian (book review)
Stephen Lekson's provocative and challenging new book takes pieces of the puzzle of the American southwest and reassembles them into a straight line; one connecting the sites of Chaco Canyon, Aztec Ruin and Paquime or Casas Grandes.

Chaco Canyon
Chaco Canyon is peaceful and lovely; but that's because it is out of the way and a little hard to get to. Here's a little information for those of you on the way.

Chaco Canyon (New Mexico)
Chaco Canyon is an archaeological site in the state of New Mexico in the American southwest, belonging to the Anasazi culture.