Answer · Great houses of Chaco Canyon
Infrastructure of a regional polity that tied outliers to the centre and displayed its power.
Infrastructure of a regional polity that tied outliers to the centre and displayed its power.
Where it stands
Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Roads link outliers built in the same post-1040 burst.
- Roads and line-of-sight shrines form a connected signalling network.
What would rule it out
- Road construction dates that pre-date or post-date the regional expansion by a long margin.
Evidence 1 for · none against
The questions it answers
Most likelyCeremonial roads laid out to directions, sacred places and sky events, expressing a cosmology rather than…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Infrastructure of a regional polity that tied outliers to the centre and displayed its power. [Answer ANS0D9KV2N05PPS]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D9KV2N05PPS
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title = {Infrastructure of a regional polity that tied outliers to the centre and displayed its power.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D9KV2N05PPS},
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