Anasazi Culture

During the transition from the technological period to that of the political starting at about 3000BP, a cultural tradition arose from the archaic Pueblo traditions of the Southwest. This culture has become known as the Anasazi Culture, and it included a vast number of differing phases throughout its height. The Anasazi tradition had adapted to its surroundings through the use of ditch irrigation and flood water farming. Evidence suggests the use of maize and bean-squash along with local wild plants as a major source of subsistence. The Anasazi also built great structures known as kivas. These kivas can be found in the area known as Chaco Canyon. The pottery of this locale was based on coiling and scraping and included black geometric designs on a gray surface. Anasazi cherds (pottery shards) have been found ranging from northern New Mexico to southern Colorado and Utah.

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