Prehistoric Long-Distance Transport of Construction Beams, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

Prehistoric Long-Distance Transport of Construction Beams, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:American antiquity 1986-04, Vol.51 (2), p.370-375
Hauptverfasser: Betancourt, Julio L., Dean, Jeffrey S., Hull, Herbert M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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America and Arctic regions
Canyons
Ceramic cultures
Coniferous forests
Conifers
Forest resources
Forest stands
Logging
North America
Pitting
Prehistory and protohistory
Timber
Tracheids
Trees
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0002-7316
2325-5064
DOI:10.2307/279950