Salt’s secret success in ancient Chaco Canyon

Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 15:31 in Earth & Climate

A University of Cincinnati professor had to go deep to uncover brand new knowledge that he says will “shake up” the archaeological field in the southwestern United States. Various salt compounds found deep in the soil of New Mexico’s desert may be the key to understanding how crops were cultivated in ancient Chaco Canyon –– […]

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