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Ancestral Puebloans spanned Northern Arizona and New Mexico, Southern Colorado and Utah, and a part of Southeastern Nevada. They primarily lived north of the Patayan, Sinagua, Hohokam, Trincheras, Mogollon, and Casas Grandes cultures of the Southwest [1] and south of the Fremont culture of the Great Basin.
The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as the Anasazi and by the earlier term the Basketmaker-Pueblo culture, were an ancient Native American culture that spanned the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado.
Site name Pueblo peoples Nearest town (modern name) Location Type Description Photo Hovenweep Castle: Anasazi: Bluff: Ruins located in Hovenweep National Monument.: Square Tower
The Puebloans, or Pueblo peoples, are Native Americans in the Southwestern United States who share common agricultural, material, and religious practices. Among the currently inhabited Pueblos , Taos , San Ildefonso , Acoma , Zuni , and Hopi are some of the most commonly known.
The Puebloans of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico are descended from various peoples who had settled in the area, and shaped by the arrival of Spanish colonizers led by Juan de Oñate at the end of the 16th Century. There are three primary cultures: Mogollon, Hohokam and Ancestral Puebloen. They developed significant buildings ...
Excavated items from this period include: [2] [3] good quality, tightly woven baskets; woven yucca bags, sandals and blankets; robes and blankets made of feather and fur; stone projectile points, scrapers and knives; atlatl and throwing spears (the main tools for hunting) bone stitching awls, whistles, and gaming pieces; cord made from yucca ...
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The Pueblo II Period (AD 900 to AD 1150) was the second pueblo period of the Ancestral Puebloans of the Four Corners region of the American southwest. During this period people lived in dwellings made of stone and mortar, enjoyed communal activities in kivas , built towers and dams for water conservation, and implemented milling bins for ...