The House of the Cylinder Jars details the archaeological
excavations led by Patricia L. Crown at Pueblo Bonito's famed Room
28 in Chaco Canyon in 2013. Originally excavated in 1896 by the
Hyde Exploring Expedition, Room 28 gained notoriety for its
incredible assemblage of 174 whole ceramic vessels. Crown and her
team reopened Room 28 after she and Jeffrey Hurst discovered
residues of chocolate in cylinder jar fragments from Pueblo Bonito
in 2009. Their research revealed the first evidence of chocolate
north of the US-Mexico border and possibly linked Chacoan rituals
surrounding cacao use to Mesoamerica. The House of the Cylinder
Jars documents the re-excavation of Room 28 and places it within
the context of other rooms at Pueblo Bonito and describes the
ritual termination of the materials stored in the room by fire. The
contributors also offer a modern interpretation of the construction
and depositional histories of surrounding spaces at Pueblo Bonito
in Chaco Canyon.
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