The Enigma Of The ‘Ancient Ones’, The Anasazi Cliff-Dwellers Of The Southwestern United States
Thalia Lightbringer - AncientPages.com - No one really knows for certain what happened to the Anasazi. They attained a high level of culture for their time, then abandoned it all.
Did they exhaust their resources then lose faith in their way of life? Could they have had competition for the dwindling food and water sources from other tribes migrating to their area?
From Nomadic Beginnings To Complex Culture
The Anasazi began as nomadic hunter-gatherers, perhaps as early as 1500 BC. They occupied the valleys and plains in the “Four Corners” region of North America (where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet at the corners). They eventually adapted into a basket maker culture, clustering together in settlements with pit houses around 300-700 AD. Then for some reason they felt the need to change their ways drastically.
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