Anasazi Decline Chaco Canyon is the site of one of the largest Anasazi societies – Of the eight towns in the canyon, the largest was Pueblo Bonito, which contains a large kiva and other residential buildings Archaeological research of its infrastructure suggests that Pueblo Bonito held religious or political dominance over the region – Merchants engaged in long-distance trade in northern Mexico Because men hunted, cared for the irrigation works, and traded, they often had to be away Women specialized in various crafts as well as helped with agriculture and other domestic duties – Chaco Canyon was abandoned in the 12 th century because of drought, but the Anasazi continue to dwell in the larger region of the Southwest
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