Chaco Culture
For over 2,000 years, Pueblo peoples occupied a
vast region of the south-western United States. 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. 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. In addition to the Chaco Culture National Historical
Park, the World Heritage property includes the Aztec Ruins National
Monument and several smaller Chaco sites managed by the Bureau of Land
Management.