Capturing Water: Puebloan Resilience and Agricultural Sustainability in Chaco Canyon

An esteemed archaeologist's lifetime of work on water use in Chaco Canyon

The ability of the inhabitants of Chaco Canyon to sustain themselves through farming in an arid environment has long been a topic of debate among scholars. Building upon the work of his father, Gordon, R. Gwinn Vivian dedicated his lifetime of archaeological work to investigating water management and practices at Chaco. These efforts provide compelling evidence of the extensive use of canal irrigation systems and othe...