Study: Chaco inhabitants likely relied on imported food

(AP) Salty soils and dry conditions throughout northwestern New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon would have made it difficult to grow enough corn to sustain the multitudes of people who resided at the once monumental gathering spot centuries ago, according to a new study.
University of Colorado-Boulder scientist Larry Benson’s research adds fuel to the theory that Chaco inhabitants relied on food imports from elsewhere in the Four Corners region. Continued