1986/04/01 by Julio L. Betancourt, Jeffrey Dean, Herbert M. Hull · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory #Canyon #Prehistory #Archaeology #Geography #Logging #Geology #Forestry #Cartography
paper · doi:10.2307/279950
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Identification of spruce (Picea) and fir (Abies) construction timbers at Chetro Ketl in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, implies that between A.D. 1030 and 1120 the Anasazi transported thousands of logs more than 75 km. These timbers came from high elevations, probably in mountains to the south (Mt. Taylor) and west (Chuska Mountains) where Chacoan interaction was well established. Survey in these mountains might disclose material evidence of these prehistoric logging activities.