2022
DOI: 10.1017/aaq.2022.33
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Communication in the Chaco World: A Consideration of Time and Labor Mobilization

Abstract: The construction of great houses during the Bonito Phase (ca. AD 850–1200) in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, required massive amounts of building material and efficient mobilization and coordination of large labor pools. We employ least cost path analysis (LCA) to explore the potential communication network among great house communities in the Chaco “core” area and its relevance in managing sustained labor for constructing great houses. The results suggest that that the primary sources of labor for communal buildin… Show more

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