"A question from a student with a law-enforcement background has sparked a new analysis of pottery from one of America’s most important ancient centers—and the results are turning archaeologists’ assumptions about 'women’s work' on their head," wrote Michelle Z. Donahue.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln anthropologist Carrie Heitman, who specializes in studying the Chaco Canyon, is intrigued by the results.
- Read "Fingerprint study upends ideas about 'women's work' in ancient America" on nationalgeographic.com.