Presents information for the general reader on the Pubelo Indian's Chaco culture and ruins including information on the canyon's cultural system, its archaeology, and the collapse of Chaco society.
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.
Recreates, in text and illustrations, the day-to-day life throughout a full year in a Chaco Culture Anasazi pueblo, located in what is now New Mexico, in 1100 A.D.
Examines the Puebloan Indian society of Chaco Canyon, discussing their leaders, ritual and craft, and commoners, introducing key archaeologists in Chacoan study, and including documents.
