GIS was able to show that Chacoan roads did not follow the path of least resistance across the landscape. This can most likely be explained by
a. the fact that Ancestral Pueblo people were not familiar enough with the landscape to determine the easiest path across it.
b. the fact that the roads held a symbolic rather than purely economic value to the Ancestral Pueblo people.
c. a flaw in the GIS database used to determine the path of least resistance.
d. inaccurate interpretation of the GIS results by a non-specialist.
e. soil resistivity survey is of limited use in the study of roads and foot paths.
b
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