The Hyde Exploring Expedition, sponsored by brothers Talbot and Fred Hyde Jr., and directed by Dr.
George H. Pepper, conducted excavations in
Chaco Canyon
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in the American Southwest hosting a concentration of pueblos. The park is located in northwestern New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Farmington, in a remote c ...
from 1896 to 1901, when accusations of impropriety levied by
Edgar L. Hewett put an end to their archeological surveys. A subsequent investigation by Steven Holsinger of the
US General Land Office vindicated the Hydes and their partner,
Richard Wetherill.
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Archaeology of the United States
Chaco Canyon
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Colorado Plateau
New Mexico Territory
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