Answer · Great houses of Chaco Canyon
People chose to move as part of a long Puebloan pattern of migration, carrying their institutions to new…
People chose to move as part of a long Puebloan pattern of migration, carrying their institutions to new centres; Chaco was left, not lost.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Descendant communities show genetic and cultural continuity with Chaco.
- Chacoan architecture and practice reappear in later centres.
What would rule it out
- Evidence of population collapse with no continuity to later Pueblos.
Evidence 2 for · none against
The questions it answers
Most likelyA severe drought from about 1130 made the canyon and its supply areas unable to support the system
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). People chose to move as part of a long Puebloan pattern of migration, carrying their institutions to new… [Answer ANS0D9KV8RA0Q26]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D9KV8RA0Q26
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