# Scarlet macaw skeletal remains from Pueblo Bonito

> The Neotropical birds were brought from Mesoamerica. The specimen list with holders and catalogue numbers is in Watson et al. 2015 and should be…

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**ART** 0D9KVCNA7V89·Artifact · sample

# Scarlet macaw skeletal remains from Pueblo Bonito

SamplepublisherAMS radiocarbon dated from about AD 900 to 1150

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**Not kept here.** This copy isn't ours to show. [See it where it's published](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1509825112).

The Neotropical birds were brought from Mesoamerica. The specimen list with holders and catalogue numbers is in Watson et al. 2015 and should be transcribed. The place id is the find site.

Watson et al., 1150. publisher

## Copies 1

**Document** Watson et al. · doi.org · 2015 · publisherPrimary source: [Early procurement of scarlet macaws and the emergence of social complexity in Chaco Canyon, NM](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D9KT5V47827/early-procurement-of-scarlet-macaws-and-the-emergence-of)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1509825112)

## Where it is kept

[Pueblo Bonito](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D9KTBPM631M/pueblo-bonito) · Great house

## Sources 1

- [Early procurement of scarlet macaws and the emergence of social complexity in Chaco Canyon, NM](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D9KT5V47827/early-procurement-of-scarlet-macaws-and-the-emergence-of)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Scarlet macaw skeletal remains from Pueblo Bonito [Artifact ART0D9KVCNA7V89]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D9KVCNA7V89
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**ART** 0D9KVCNA7V89

Kind

Sample

Held by

Museum collections from the Pueblo Bonito excavations (American Museum of Natural History and Smithsonian, to confirm per specimen)

Dated

AMS radiocarbon dated from about AD 900 to 1150

Licence

publisher

Place

[Pueblo Bonito](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D9KTBPM631M/pueblo-bonito)

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[Great houses of Chaco Canyon](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/chaco-canyon)

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