Ancestral Puebloan art included complex sites like Chaco and Mesa Verde
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Socorro black-on-white storage jar
This Ancestral Puebloan jar was made to store good during a time of drought.
Introduction to Chaco Canyon
Located in a high desert, Chaco’s residents dedicated much of their energy to controlling water for crops.
Mesa Verde
Remarkable structures in the American Southwest were home to cliff-dwelling farmers until around 1300.
