Chaco Canyon
... One of these cultures was named the Chaco culture. Between AD 850 to 1250, the Chaco Canyon was the major area of ancestral Puebloan culture (NPS). ... The Chaco culture was located in New Mexico. Different societies made pilgrimages to Chaco to honor their homeland (NPS). According to the text, Chaco Canyon consisted of ruins, erected, huge stone-walled pueblos, which are multiunit dwellings created by agriculture. Chaco Canyon had a portion called Pueblo Bonito, which consisted of more that Eight hundred rooms to house an entire settlement. ... According to the museum site, the Chaco Canyon people were basically farmers, hunters, and gatherers. ... The museum site also tells how Chaco Canyon is most famous for the pottery created in that time period.