Virgin Anasazi

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The Virgin Anasazi were the westernmost

Pueblo III periods.[1] Their neighbors were the Fremont culture
to the north and the Kayenta Anasazi to the east.

There is some contemporary controversy over the term 'Anasazi' (which early U.S. archaeologists borrowed from the Navajo word for 'ancient enemies'), and many contemporary descendants call them 'Ancestral Puebloan' or similar terms instead.[2]

Regional Distribution

The Virgin Anasazi occupied three regional areas:

Plateau

The word plateau refers to the Colorado Plateau. This area is diverse in its natural resources and environs. It is characterized by

pinon pine zones at lower elevations. There are also areas of desert plains where sagebrush is one of the most common plants. This area includes parts of the Grand Canyon and the eastern Great Basin.[1]

St. George Basin

The St. George Basin is located in and around present day St. George, Utah. The people who occupied this area usually built their sites on the edges of streams ranging in elevation from 800-1300m.[1]

Lowland Virgin

The Lowland Virgin area encompasses the areas around the Virgin and Muddy Rivers draining into the

creosote bush, mesquite, cholla, as well as other desert shrubs and plants.[1]

Lifeways

Unlike their eastern counterparts who constructed monumental architecture (as in

Chaco Canyon) the Virgin Anasazi lived in small seasonal pueblo
groups of only a few rooms.

The Virgin Anasazi practiced seasonal

rabbits
.

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.1007/bf02221839
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  2. ISBN 0-89599-038-5
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  3. doi:10.2307/530608
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