The Anasazi are the ancient people who were responsible for the building of the sites in Chaco Canyon, as well as Mesa Verde where they constructed cliff dwellings. Pueblo Bonito was the largest apartment building in North America until the late 1800s. It was five stories high. However durable these buildings, the people abandoned these sites, Chaco Canyon by 1200, and the Mesa Verde sites by 1300. So where did the people go? You may thin they were conquered by another nation, but there is no evidence of a great battle or warfare. Weather conditions may have been a contributing factor. Tree ring studies does show evidence of a drought. However the answer may lie in a combination of factors. Sometimes we think of the Anasazi as a distinct people that disappeared. In fact they merged with other peoples. The Anasazi live on in the Pueblo peoples of Arizona and New Mexico.
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