The Trail of the Ancients is a New Mexico Scenic Byway to prehistoric archaeological and geological sites of northwestern New Mexico. It provides insight into the lives of the Ancestral Puebloans and
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
El Morro National Monument
El Malpais National Monument
Zuni Pueblo
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in the American Southwest hosting a large concentration of pre-Columbian indigenous ruins of pueblos. The park is in
Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway (New Mexico)
…landscape includes large sandstone formations, desolate deserts, interesting views, and geologic formations. A key site on the byway are the ruins at Chaco Canyon, which was the "ceremonial center" for puebloan people at that and outlying pueblos between 850 and 1250 A.D. Other key sites are the El Morro National…
Park entrance
A ceramic bowl excavated from Pueblo Alto, dating from AD 1030 to 1200
Pueblo Bonito, largest of the great houses, abuts the foot of Chaco Canyon's northern rim.
Aerial view of Pueblo Bonito