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
Schlagworte:	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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