chaco canyon

Articles originally published in "National Geographic" tell of the archeological searches for the ruins of Chaco Canyon, where the Navaho, Zuni, and Hopi Indian tribes lived, as well as the Pueblo Bonito expedition.

Relates the nineteenth-century discovery of cliff dwellings in the Chaco Canyon of northwest New Mexico, the excavations of the ancient ruins, and what the artifacts reveal about the civilization of the ancient Pueblo Indians.

A photo essay of a journey to Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, examining Anasazi ruins, culture, and theories of why the Anasazi abandoned the region.