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Turkeys Link Mesa Verde Exodus To Rio Grande Migration
Archaeologists report DNA from ancient turkey bones links Mesa Verde Puebloans to birds in the Rio Grande Valley of northern New Mexico. The study suggests many Ancestral Puebloans left Colorado for New Mexico in the late 1200s, though sample size limits conclusive proof and some scholars remain cautious.
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Denver
Mesa Verde
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New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Four Corners
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Scott Ortman
University of Colorado
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Tim Hovczak
Mesa Verde National Park
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