The people and their archaeological culture are often referred to as Anasazi, a term introduced by Alfred V. Kidder from the Navajo word anaasází meaning 'enemy ancestors' (anaa– 'enemy', -sází 'their ancestors') although Kidder thought it meant 'old people'.

2012年9月19日 · Thousands of archaeological sites, spread about across the American states of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona, testify to the presence of a advanced civilization: the “Anasazi” or the Ancestral/Ancient Puebloan peoples.

The reading and the lecture are both about the mysterious disappearance of the Anasazi people. The author argues that they abandoned their settlements due to a drought. The lecturer casts doubt on this belief. She does not believe that there is enough evidence to support this assertion.

The term “Anasazi” was established in 1927 through the archaeological Pecos Classification system, referring to the Ancestral Pueblo people who spanned the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, including Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, Canyon De Chelly, and Aztec. The term is Navajo in origin, and means “ancient enemy.”

Within the past decade, however, archaeologists have wrung from the pristine ruins new understandings about why the Anasazi left, and the picture that emerges is dark. It includes violence and...

2024年4月22日 · This essay about the Anasazi culture, or the Ancient Puebloans, explores their significant achievements and mysterious decline. Known for their advanced architectural practices, the Anasazi constructed iconic adobe dwellings and ceremonial structures in the American Southwest, particularly noted at sites like Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon.

Centuries before Europe's discovery and colonization of the Americas, the Anasazi people built a complex culture in what is now the southwestern United States. Their cliff dwellings are of particular interest to modern people.

Mesa Verde National Park, which occupies part of a large plateau rising high above the Montezuma and Mancos Valleys, preserves a spectacular remnant of their thousand year old culture. We call these people the Anasazi, from a Navajo word meaning “the ancient ones.”

The Anasazi, a tribe of Native American Indians who lived in Colorado, among other places, around the 13th century, were a civilization of mystery. The Anasazi traveled among parts of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.

2020年11月2日 · Even though the Anasazi civilization was among the most powerful in history and existed for around eleven centuries (A.D. 200 to A.D. 1300), there are no archaeological records that can help modern people understand their cultural beliefs, language features, and common traditions (Morgan, 2013).