Hunting History with Steven Rinella

Episode 8: Lost American Civilization

March 25, 2025 • 42 min

Steve explores the arid deserts of the Four Corners region, investigating monumental ancestral Puebloan sites like Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde. Shifting the focus from why these societies were abandoned to how they thrived, Steve examines the innovative survival strategies that sustained North America’s most complex indigenous culture for thousands of years in one of the continent’s harshest environments.