Pueblo Culture
From about 1300BP-1100BP during the political period, a distinct culture
arose from the Basketmaker culture in the southwest especially in southern
Utah. The Pueblo maintained an agricultural adaptive strategy in spite
of the dry climate of the southwestern United States. Maize was
the primary agricultural crop and was irrigated through a system or locks and
dams, terraces and stone grids. Cotton also became a native crop which was then
woven into clothing and other textiles. Tools consisted mainly of bone scrapers
as well as stone knives and cultivating equipment. Much of the artifacts
associated with this region are stone pipes, corrugated vessels, and digging
sticks with sheep-horned blades. The Pueblo culture is a part
of the Anasazi tradition.