Anasazi whereabouts The Anasazi lived in northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado. They lived in mountain ranges, grasslands and river bottoms.

Specialties of the Anasazi Petroglyphs Pottery

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Pit Houses made by the Anasazi The Anasazi’s first dwellings were called pit houses by the archaeologists because the floors were dug a few feet into the ground to form a round or oblong pit. The roof had a strong wood frame. The first modified Basket maker period was 500ad-575ad. The houses had 2 rooms: large and small. The larger was the living area and workspace. The smaller room was the storage area. The roof was supported by post holes with a small fireplace.

Anasazi Pueblos

T-doors Woven mats may have been hung over these T-shaped doorways, offering a little privacy, as well as keeping heat in during winter and keeping the heat out during the summer.

Montezuma’s Castle

“Basketmakers” The early basketmakers clothed themselves in fur or turkey feather robes, string aprons, loincloths and round-toed plant- fiber sandals. They mostly raised corn and squash and planted them in gardens rather than in large fields.

Roles The men hunted with spears instead of bows and arrows Women gathered wild food plants such as amaranth, pinyon nuts, Indian rice grass, sunflower seeds, and mustard seeds. They use coarse stone basins to grind the seeds into flour and cooked the food in baskets using hot stones to heat it up. Eventually they started making pottery and using bows and arrows.