Ancient DNA has established a genetic link to Pueblo Bonito—the largest Great House built by Chacoans as a gathering place for visitors—for the Picuris Pueblo tribe.

The Picuris Pueblo is a federally recognized, 300-person tribe based in northern New Mexico. The tribe’s oral histories, artifacts and cultural practices link them with Chaco Canyon, a regional ...

For the first time, a federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history. The Picuris Pueblo, a sovereign nation in New Mexico, has oral ...

The findings show close links between the genomes of 13 current members of Picuris and ancient DNA recovered from 16 Picuris individuals who lived between 1300 A.D. and 1500 A.D. in or near Chaco ...