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Las huellas digitales son muy importantes en las investigaciones criminales, pero parece que también son cada vez más importantes cuando se trata de estudios arqueológicos. Al estudiar las huellas dactilares de 1000 años de edad, los expertos estadounidenses han podido mejorar la visión aceptada de cuál era el papel de una mujer en una sociedad de nativos americanos.
Fingerprints are very important in criminal investigations , but it seems they are also increasingly important when it comes to archaeological studies . By studying 1000-year-old fingerprints, American experts have been able to upturn the accepted view of what was a woman’s role in a Native American society. This research is providing new insights into the Chaco culture of New Mexico and demonstrating how it survived in a hostile environment.
A question from a student with a law-enforcement background has sparked a new analysis of pottery from one of Americaâs most important ancient centersâand the results are turning archaeologistsâ assumptions about âwomenâs workâ on their head.
The sprawling 650-room complex of Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico was at the center of the Chaco Canyon community between 800 and 1200 A.D. Photograph by Phil Schermeister, Nat Geo Image Collection Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Culture News Archaeologists just assumed that women made the pottery at Chaco Canyon 1,000 years ago. Then they started thinking like cops—and things got interesting. ByMichelle Z.
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