Recent Issues in the Archaeology of the Mimbres Region of the
... The Early Pithouse to Classic period sequence is otherwise relatively straightforward, in large part because the same general patterns are seen across the entire Mimbres region (Fig. 1). However, beginning around 1130, major areal differences emerged, and the concept of a “regional” sequence is no l ...
... The Early Pithouse to Classic period sequence is otherwise relatively straightforward, in large part because the same general patterns are seen across the entire Mimbres region (Fig. 1). However, beginning around 1130, major areal differences emerged, and the concept of a “regional” sequence is no l ...
Navajo Ethnobotany - Diné Nanise and Ethnobotanical Analysis of
... confluence of the Los Pinos and the San Juan Rivers, where, according to Navajo tradition, the Hero Twins Naayéé' Neizghání and Tó Bájísh Chíní, made their home. Dinétah is also the original homeland of the ancestors of the Navajo people. Frances Mesa and the surrounding vicinity is, today, an exten ...
... confluence of the Los Pinos and the San Juan Rivers, where, according to Navajo tradition, the Hero Twins Naayéé' Neizghání and Tó Bájísh Chíní, made their home. Dinétah is also the original homeland of the ancestors of the Navajo people. Frances Mesa and the surrounding vicinity is, today, an exten ...
Archaeologies of Amalgamation in Seventeenth
... and unidirectionality. Nonetheless, although at first glance the hybridity approach may appear to be an easy way to sidestep these problems, its proponents should be forewarned: The concept of hybridity carries baggage all its own. At the same time, it also bears subtle connotations that can be valu ...
... and unidirectionality. Nonetheless, although at first glance the hybridity approach may appear to be an easy way to sidestep these problems, its proponents should be forewarned: The concept of hybridity carries baggage all its own. At the same time, it also bears subtle connotations that can be valu ...
THE GREAT NORTH ROAD AS ANASAZI ORIGIN RITUAL: Chaco
... prehistoric time period of interest comes just after the breakup of the large-scale Chacoan phenomenon during which the Anasazi for the most part didn’t live permanently in ceremonial foci with great houses and great kivas, but in surrounding so-called “small sites”. The unusual period of aggregated ...
... prehistoric time period of interest comes just after the breakup of the large-scale Chacoan phenomenon during which the Anasazi for the most part didn’t live permanently in ceremonial foci with great houses and great kivas, but in surrounding so-called “small sites”. The unusual period of aggregated ...
Ancestral Puebloans
The Ancestral Puebloans were an ancient Native American culture that spanned the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southern Utah, northern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado. It is believed that the Ancestral Puebloans developed, at least in part, from the Oshara Tradition, who developed from the Picosa culture. They lived in a range of structures that included small family pit houses, larger clan type structures, grand pueblos, and cliff sited dwellings. The Ancestral Puebloans possessed a complex network that stretched across the Colorado Plateau linking hundreds of communities and population centers. They held a distinct knowledge of celestial sciences that found form in their architecture. The Kiva, a congregational space that was used for ceremonial purposes chiefly, were an integral part of this ancient peoples community structure. In contemporary times, the people and their archaeological culture were referred to as Anasazi for historical purposes, a name which arises from the Navajo language. Anaasází, roughly meaning ""ancient ones"" or ""ancient enemies"" depending on how it is used, is not preferred by contemporary Puebloans though it is still utilized by speakers of Diné bizaad.Archaeologists continue to debate when this distinct culture emerged. The current consensus, based on terminology defined by the Pecos Classification, suggests their emergence around the 12th century BCE, during the archaeologically designated Early Basketmaker II Era. Beginning with the earliest explorations and excavations, researchers identified Ancestral Puebloans as the forerunners of contemporary Pueblo peoples.