Analysis of some of the architectural timbers in ancient dwellings of the American Southwest has shown from which distant forests the massive logs came. This information could shed new light on trade relationships of one of the most complex societies in pre-Columbian North America.
Between A.D. 900 and 1150, Chaco Canyon was a thriving cultural center for the Anasazi.
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