Chaco Culture NHP and University of Virginia collaborate on the
Chaco Digital Initiative Prehistoric masonry buildings in Chaco
Canyon (NPS photo) Some places have been investigated by
archeologists over long periods of time because they are
endlessly fascinating. Chaco Culture National Historical Park in
New Mexico is such a place. Unfortunately, it is difficult to
find and keep track of widely scattered artifact collections,
notes, photographs, and drawings made by many individuals and
institutions for over a century. The Chaco Digital Initiative
addresses this problem, making it possible to test and revise
archeological interpretations of Chaco culture using the full
range of resources. The Chaco Digital Initiative (CDI) is a
collaborative effort between the NPS, the University of
Virginia, and a number of museums, universities, archives, and
laboratories to integrate much of the widely dispersed
archeological data collected from Chaco Canyon in the late 1890s
and the first half of the 20th century. Its go