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DOCUMENT Citation Only Kaitlyn Davis. Steve Copeland. Grant Coffey.

Numerous studies have pointed to a pattern of inter-site visibility in Chaco-era sites, both within Chaco Canyon itself and in other parts of the regional system. These studies suggest inter-site visibility is one line of evidence that supports the development and operation of the regional system in much of the American Southwest during the Pueblo II period (A.D. 900 to 1150). In the Mesa Verde region, community centers were present before the Pueblo II period as evidenced by larger sites, some...