Tag: massive structures. Puebloans

This photo from the 1930s shows the back wall of Pueblo Bonito, the largest structure found in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Archaeologists estimate the intact structure was five stories high and had about 500 rooms. UA tree-ring studies of the building's wooden beams revealed the structure was built in phases from 850 to 1120. (Photo: George A. Grant/ National Park Service)

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Ancient Puebloans’ Mystery Solved: 240,000 Trees Were Used To Build Massive Structures In Chaco Canyon

MessageToEagle.com | December 8, 2015

MessageToEagle.com – The wood in the monumental “great houses” built in Chaco Canyon by ancient Puebloans came from two different mountain ranges, according to new research from the University

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