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Research Center Of The Ancient Pueblo Region
An overall look at the history and archaeological data of the six ancient civilizations found in the Ancient Pueblo Region: Ancient Pueblo People, the Hohokam, the Mogollon, the Sinagua, the Patayan, and the Fremont.
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The Ancient Southwest, Plateau, and Great Basin Region Chronology
- ca.[9000 - 1000 BCE] Desert culture in Great Basin
- ca.[9000 BCE] Old Cordilleran (Cascade) culture begins on the Columbia Plateau.
- ca.[7500 BCE] Danger cave used in Utah
- ca.[7500 - 500 BCE] A branch of the Desert culture, the Cochise culture arises in the Southwest.
- ca.[3500 BCE] Cultivated maize found in New Mexico.
- ca.[2000 BCE] Agriculture and pottery now found throught the Ancient Southwest.
- ca.[1500 BCE] Dog domesticated in North America
- ca.[1500 BCE - 1500 CE] Formative period in the regions that are broadly characterized by village life, use of agriculture, pottery production, ceremonial and solar observation structures, and trade with other regions.
- ca.[300 BCE - 1300 CE] Mogollon culture entrance and exit points in Ancient Southwest.
- ca.[100 BCE - 1300 CE] Hohokam culture entrance and exit points in Ancient Southwest.
- ca.[100 BCE - 1300 CE] Ancient Pueblo People culture entrance and exit points in Ancient Southwest.
- ca.[900 CE] Mimbres sub-group of Mogollon culture produces artistic pottery that is now famous.
- ca.[900 - 1150 CE] Chaco Canyon inhabited.
- ca.[1000 CE] Hohokam perfect acid etching on shell work.
- ca.[1276 - 1299 CE] Drought in Ancient Southwest causes affects Ancient Southwestern cultures.
Note
*Dates in BCE - Before Common Era and CE - Common Era*
Bibliography
Waldman, Carl. Atlas of the North American Indian. Checkmark Books; New York: 2000.
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Glossary of Ancient Southwest Terms
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Adobe - a wet clay mixture, either sundried into bricks or applied wet as mortar to hold stones together; straw is sometimes used to add strength to the clay. The main material used in Ancient Southwest Pueblo Architecture.
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Atlatl - a throwing stick that increases the leverage of the human arm. Made from a stick usually about sixteen to twenty inches long, with hide finger loops to provide a firm grasp, a stone weight for balance, and a spur and groove to hold the spear or dart shaft.
Bibliography
Waldman, Carl. Atlas of the North American Indian. Checkmark Books; New York: 2000.
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Jars from Pueblo Bonito now found at the American Museum of Natural History, New York
Images from History: An Image Archive to Support Teaching and Study of World History
Haines Brown via University of Alabama Birmingham Found online at: Images From History
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