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Chaco Culture National Historical Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park and World Heritage Site which contains the densest and most exceptional concentration of large pueblos in the American Southwest. The park is located in northwestern New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Farmington, in a relatively inaccessible valley cut by the Chaco Wash. The park preserves one of America's most fascinating cultural and historic areas. Sofaer, Anna, The Primary Architecture of the Chacoan Culture: A Cosmological Expression. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chaco_Canyon   (2346 words)

New Mexico - Chaco Culture National Historical Park Chaco became part of the national park system (as a national monument) in 1907 and was designated a World Heritage Site in 1987. The very remote Chaco site of northwest New Mexico has the largest, best preserved and architecturally advanced of all ancient Southwestern villages, equal in importance to Mesa Verde in Colorado and although lacking the dramatic cliff alcove setting, the ruins here are made more evocative by the great desolation and emptiness of the surrounding countryside. This is Chaco Canyon, where all the important ruins are found; 10 major sites, most of which are right next to the 8 mile park loop running beneath the crumbling sandstone cliffs that enclose the valley. www.americansouthwest.net /new_mexico/chaco_culture/national_historical_park.html   (456 words)

Clear Night Sky Threatened at Chaco The National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service voiced concerns that the plant could affect visibility at Chaco, Pecos National Historical Park, and other nearby wilderness areas. Chaco Culture is a World Heritage Site, sacred to the cultures and history of the Hopi, Navajo, and Pueblo Indians, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Park officials fear that Chaco may also face other threats as the demand increases for the extractable natural resources, mainly gas and oil, plentiful in the San Juan Basin. www.npca.org /magazine/2003/may_june/news3.asp   (574 words)

Chaco Culture National Historical Park --  Encyclopædia Britannica It was established in 1910 as a national monument and became a national historical park in 1972. The park was established in 1907 as Chaco Canyon National Monument and was redesignated and renamed in 1980; it became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987. The park was established in 1936 from Colonial National Monument (1930). www.britannica.com /eb/article-9022213   (870 words)

Chaco Culture National Historical Park Chaco Culture National Historical Park is known as one of America's richest and most fascinating cultural and historic areas. Between AD 850 and 1250, Chaco thrived and was a major center of ancestral Puebloan culture. Chaco remains today an amazing example of the ingenuity the Chacoans had and the knowledge of their surroundings, such as the stars. www.mesaverde.com /chaco.htm   (725 words)

Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Chaco Culture National Historical Park at Epinions.com The ruins at Chaco Canyon are, along with those at Mesa Verde, the most impressive and important remains of the ancient Anasazi culture of the desert Southwest. Chaco Canyon is in an arid and desolate region of New Mexico, the main vegetation being sagebrush and whatnot. Chaco was apparently the main cultural center over a wide area, judging by the presence of Chaco architecture and whatnot, but the archaeologists still don't know agree about what this means. www.epinions.com /content_190730374788   (1061 words)

Parks & Recreation: Chaco Culture National Historical Park - Southwestern In 1993 the Chaco Culture National Historical Park (N.M.) designated the night sky as a critical resource to be protected. Chaco's Night Sky Program is now a successful volunteer project that involves more than 13,000 park visitors a year. In 1997, a partnership with the Albuquerque Astronomical Society attracted astronomer John Selfick to donate a domed observatory and equipment to the park. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1145/is_10_37/ai_93611672   (196 words)

Aztec Ruins National Monument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The site was declared a National Monument on January 24, 1923, and was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, as part of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, on December 8, 1987. The Aztec Ruins National Monument is a U.S. National Monument, centered on ancestral Pueblo structures in north-western New Mexico, United States, located close to the town of Aztec. The buildings date back to the 11th to 13th centuries, and the misnomer attributing them to the Aztec civilization can be traced back to early American settlers in the mid-19th century. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aztec_Ruins_National_Monument   (147 words)

Chaco Culture National Historical Park More on Chaco Culture National Historical Park from Fact Monster: national parks and monuments - national parks and monuments. The National Park Service, a bureau of the U.S. Dept. of the... www.factmonster.com /ce6/us/A0911619.html   (116 words)

Chaco Digital Initiative Today the ruins of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park hold great meaning to many Native American Nations of the Southwest as sites of ancestral importance. Since the founding of the Chaco Canyon National Monument in 1907, Chaco has been at the forefront of the historic preservation movement. Through generous funding from the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the mission of the Chaco Digital Initiative is to ensure that the early archaeological research records are preserved for and accessible to future generations. www.chacoarchive.org   (527 words)

New Mexico - Photographs or Chaco Culture National Historical Park The loop drive in Chaco Culture National Historical Park starts at the visitor center, which is well stocked with books and local information, and is just a short walk from the first collection of ruins, the Una Vida site. The next roadside site is Pueblo del Arroyo, a slightly smaller village at the edge of Chaco Wash and the only one in the middle of the valley, not beneath the cliffs. The south (return) side of the loop has only one village, notable as it contains the largest kiva in the whole valley - known as a 'great kiva', this is similar in size to the restored example at Aztec Ruins National Monument. www.americansouthwest.net /new_mexico/chaco_culture/scenic_drive.html   (465 words)

Chaco Digital Initiative Stabilization report on file in the NPS Chaco Culture NHP Museum Archive, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and Chaco Culture National Historical Park. This bibliography has been generously donated by F. Joan Mathien; a Chaco scholar, archaeologist for the National Park Service, editor for and author of various Chaco Canyon Studies volumes from the Chaco Project, and member of the CDI steering committee. Report from the Department of Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, on file in the NPS Chaco Culture NHP Museum Archive, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. www.chacoarchive.org /chaco_bibl.html   (8933 words)

Chaco Culture National Historical Park Chaco Culture National Historical Park is administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Chaco at this time may have been the hub of an extensive political and economic system that drew in goods and commodities and directed affairs over a wide region. Chaco Canyon: Archeology and Archeologists (Albuquerque, 1981) by Robert H. Lister and Florence C. Lister is an account of the human habitation of the canyon as revealed by a century of archeological work. www.astronomy.pomona.edu /archeo/outside/chaco/brochure.html   (2112 words)

Learning Family at Chaco Canyon National Historical Park Chaco Culture National Historical Park was added to the new National Parks system in 1906, and was the first National Park to preserve a cultural or historical site. The Chacoan culture began to develop at about 800 ce, and survived as a cultural and economic center for over 300 years. Trade or cultural influence with remote areas led to the construction of over 400 miles of roads, with Chaco Canyon at the center. www.learningfamily.net /reiser/9905-anasazi/07.htm   (715 words)

"Rest from Grazing at Chaco" -- National Park Service,WASO-NRID In 1980 the National Park Service acquired an additional 12,000 acres and Chaco Canyon National Monument became known as Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The scenic canyons of northwestern New Mexico hold prehistoric ruins from the Chaco Culture. The park harbors plant communities that are protected from livestock grazing by fencing on the park perimeter. www2.nature.nps.gov /yearinreview/yir2001/03_laboratories/03_4_ramakka.html   (766 words)

Chaco Culture National Historical Park - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports The Chaco Culture National Historical was the last World Heritage Site I visited on my recent trip to the Southwest. A wonderful extra benefit to visiting the Chaco Culture site is that it has very dark skies, due in part to the park's active commitment to reducing light pollution. More challenging trails to other sites in the park require a permit, and since we were only camping at the park for one night, we didn't have time to go. www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/chacoculture.html   (636 words)

United States of America Chaco Canyon, a major centre of ancestral Pueblo culture between 850 and 1250, was a focus for ceremonials, trade and political activity for the prehistoric Four Corners area. The park also includes 100 km of wilderness coastline, the longest undeveloped coast in the contiguous United States, and is rich in native and endemic animal and plant species, including critical populations of the endangered northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet and bull trout. Chaco is remarkable for its monumental public and ceremonial buildings and its distinctive architecture– it has an ancient urban ceremonial centre that is unlike anything constructed before or since. www.twobeds.com /nasa/herrminator/html/United_States_of_America.html   (1776 words)

WOAI: San Antonio News - Plan to pave dirt route to ancient canyon draws mixed reviews Ruth Van Dyke, a professor of anthropology at Colorado College and an archaeologist who studies Chaco, said the ruins could be imperiled unless the park's budget and staffing are increased to accommodate more tourists. Park officials are taking no position on the paving, since it is the county's road. The park, located in northwestern New Mexico, gets about 80,000 visitors annually, and chief of interpretation Russ Bodnar says opinions about the road are evenly split. www.woai.com /news/national/story.aspx?content_id=EA1A18D3-6280-4C84-895D-AABE765495FE   (823 words)

Sunset :: Travel :: Life in the West Chaco Canyon's current isolation seems ironic: 900 years ago, Chaco was the most important political and ceremonial center in the Southwest.Today protected as Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Chaco Canyon's ruins pose questions that resonate in my mind for weeks afterward. The National Park Service quietly maintains several outlying great houses not connected to Chaco by modern roads, but directions are available at the visitor center. A line from architectural historian Vincent Scully's essay on prehistoric pueblos occurs to me: "The building itself is once again the god of sky and mountain... www.sunset.com /sunset/travel/article/0,20633,1021107~1020957,00.html   (577 words)

Chaco Culture National Historical Park - Southwest USA This is especially true of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. The Chaco Culture National Historical Park is one of the great adventures available to visitors of New Mexico. Chaco Culture National Historical Park - Southwest USA www.bellaonline.com /articles/art17066.asp   (450 words)

USATODAY.com - Nights with a heavenly view CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, N.M. — Several years ago, a woman approached the visitors center desk at this remote Southwestern outpost, eager to report that she had spotted something remarkable the evening before. Chaco Culture National Historical Park, N.M. Ancient and modern astronomy meet in an otherworldly setting. Chaco began offering astronomy programs in 1991 and opened its own observatory — the only one in a national park — seven years later. www.usatoday.com /tech/science/2004-08-05-stargazing_x.htm?POE=TECISVA   (1633 words)

Chaco Canyon, A Photo Gallery by James Q. Jacobs The Primary Architecture of the Chacoan Culture: A Cosmological Expression by Anna Sofaer Also on the Chaco Meridian is Mount Wilson, one of the highest peaks in the Rockies. Chaco Canyon's great houses, the various ruins at Aztec and Casas Grandes are aligned on a north-south meridian. www.jqjacobs.net /southwest/chaco.html   (758 words)

Chaco Culture National Historical Park: Description, Natural History - DesertUSA Chaco Culture National Historical Park is lies in a long, shallow canyon that is centrally located within the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico. Chaco Canyon National Monument was created by legislation on March 11, 1907, under the auspices of the 1906 Antiquities Act. The park received international recognition when it was recognized as a World Heritage Cultural Park on December 8, 1987. www.desertusa.com /chaco/chaco_des.html   (957 words)

Chaco Culture National Historical Park: Climate, Geography, Maps - DesertUSA Chaco Canyon lies near the center of the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico, which is near the southeastern edge of the much larger Colorado Plateau. The weather in Chaco Canyon is inconsistent and unpredictable. Temperatures in Chaco rise and fall with the sun. www.bonus.com /contour/deserts/http@@/www.desertusa.com/chaco/chaco_map.html   (618 words)

Chaco Canyon National Historic Park, New Mexico GORP The 45-minute drive along a bumpy dirt road to Chaco Culture National Historic Park - the only route into the 34,000-acre park - serves to put the visitor in the right frame of mind for this land from time gone by. Chaco Canyon National Historic Park, New Mexico Though the high desert environment of Chaco seems an improbable place for any culture to take root, the Anasazi's seemed able to adapt to the elements. gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_nhp/nm_chaco.htm   (489 words)

Table of contents for The archaeology of Chaco Canyon Chaco culture -- New Mexico -- Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Chaco Culture National Historical Park (N.M.) -- Antiquities. Table of contents for The archaeology of Chaco Canyon : an eleventh-century Pueblo regional center / edited by Stephen H. Lekson. www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/ecip061/2005028433.html   (191 words)

Links to other websites about Chaco Culture National Historical Park & World Heritage Site - Chaco Canyon - Anasazi or Hisatsinom - Four Corners, New Mexico NRDC Pro- Reclaiming Our Heritage - Chaco Culture National Historical Park Nancy doesn't limit herself to the past nor Chaco, but her page offers lots of links to websites on indigenous peoples of New Mexico, which would include the decendants of Chaco. A Navajo 'destruction' myth has it that Chaco was destroyed by/because of The Gambler. members.aol.com /mjhinton/chaco/chacolinks.htm   (1096 words)

Chaco Culture National Historical Park All roads to other Anastasi sites spoke out from Chaco Canyon insinuating that this was the central "capital" of the culture. This was the centerpiece of the Anastasi culture. On special days, like the Harmonic Convergence (remember several years ago when a bunch of the planets were in line), the park service will let you go into the main kiva at Pueblo Bonito so that you can "get the power" or something. home.att.net /~s.a.steelman/id21.htm   (912 words)

Location of Chaco Culture National Historical Park Answer: Chaco Culture National Historical Park is located in the United States of America, New Mexico. The location of Chaco Culture National Historical Park is identified on this world map. Question: Where is Chaco Culture National Historical Park? www.pickatrail.com /sun/c/america/world_map/chaco_culture_national.html   (229 words)

Archives: Story It will explore the points of view of both western and native scientists about the human relationship to the sun, talk specifically about the Chacoan people's use of celestial alignments in their buildings and feature current solar research. The web cast will be hosted by Exploratorium astronomers and will feature guests Greg Cajete (noted pueblo scholar and author), Laura Peticolas (a solar researcher at the University of California Berkeley) and Park Ranger G.B. Cornucopia. GRANTS - The Cibola County Economic Development Foundation (CCEDF) and former CCEDF executive director Patricia Roybal met in district court for a show cause hearing December 14. www.cibolabeacon.com /articles/2004/12/25/news/news7.txt   (378 words)

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