UNDERSTANDING CHACO CANYON
Archaeologists have arrived at new conclusions about this amazing place.
BY TAMARA STEWART
page 12
AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOUR IN THE UPPER MIDWEST
Our summer travel special introduces you to some of the most interesting archaeological sites in Minnesota and Iowa.
BY JACK EL-HAI
page 20
LEARNING OF SPANISH COLONIAL LIFE
An excavation in New Mexico yields information about 18th-century life.
BY PAMELA SALMON
page 26
THE NEIGHBORHOOD BONEBED
Archaeologists are learning about prehistoric hunters at a 3,000-year-old bison-kill site in northern Colorado.
BY CATHERINE DOLD
page 32
PRESERVING AMERICA’S ANTIQUITIES
The American Antiquities Act of 1906 is still relevant today.
BY ANDREA COOPER
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