A New Mexico pueblo is using DNA testing to prove its ties to Chaco Canyon in an effort to better protect the cultural site.

For the study, researchers sequenced the DNA of 13 present-day members of the tribe. They compared that genetic material to ...

Whether proving a relationship will give Picuris the seat at the table it deserves, this scientific collaboration has ...

World Heritage Sites may sound like something only culture vultures will care to see. But don’t make the mistake of ...

The findings show close links between the genomes of 13 current members of Picuris and ancient DNA recovered from 16 Picuris ...

New Mexico Indigenous tribe leads DNA study linking ancestry to Chaco Canyon, bolstering voice in land protection efforts.

Today, Fort Bowie National Historic Site keeps the ruins of this important frontier outpost. Visitors can walk a 1.5-mile ...

DNA obtained from the remains of people who inhabited Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico's Chaco Canyon a millennium ago is helping ...

The United States Attorney in New Mexico announced Thursday that 82 people are facing brand new criminal charges aimed at ...

In the scorching heat of June in 1977, atop a butte in Chaco Canyon, researcher and educator Anna Sofaer made a discovery that would unravel the astronomy of ancient America. Sofaer, who at the time ...