Chaco Outlers: A Complete Guide will help you explore the world of Chaco outliers—villages with preplanned architectural design, astronomical alignments, constructed landscapes, and sophisticated engineering. It has easy-to-follow maps, activities, and information designed to make your visit more rewarding. Specialized information includes geology, plants and animals, astronomy, and accessibility.
The five ancestral Puebloan sites covered here represent many types of villages north of Chaco. Salmon Ruins was an original outlier, closely connected to Chaco. Aztec ruins was built to replicate “downtown Chaco” and has the only restored Great Kiva. Chimney Rock s high, remote and has significant astronomical alignments. Multi-storied Lowry Pueblo (Canyons of the Ancients) s isolated and quiet with good facilities. Yucca House is a unique site with water in the desert.
The information in this book is approved by the National Park Service, the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, Salmon Ruins, and all cooperating associations.
ISBN-10: 0962737798
Genre: Indigenous History
Format: Spiral Bound
Trim: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Page count: 33 double sided pages
Published by Lonewolf Publishing, 2018
Written by Gian Mercurio and Maxymilian L. Peschel
Audience: Adult
Printed in the United States
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