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Native Peoples of North America: Agricultural Societies in Pre European Times
A good introduction to the three major Native American cultures in the Southwest prior to European contact. Find information about the Mogollon, Anasazi, and Hohokam cultures. Read how they influenced each other, and what was unique...
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Archaeology Southwest Magazine: The Mimbres [Pdf]
Download the entire Fall 2003 issue of the Archaeology Southwest Magazine to read several articles relating to the Mimbres culture and pottery. The Mimbres were a subgroup of the larger Mogollon culture inhabiting the Southwest until...
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Arizona Museum of Natural History: The Hohokam
This informative site from the Arizona Museum of Natural History gives a good look at the Hohokam and their culture. Find a map that shows where these early Southwest people traded, see examples of their pottery and jewelry, and read...
University of Arizona
Univ. Of Arizona Press: Hohokam Indians of the Tucson Basin: The Hohokam Lifeway
This online book of three chapters describes the Hohokam world, the archaeological record of the Hohokam, and this chapter, the Hohokam lifeway. Find detailed information about the Hohokam way of life, including their method of...
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Utah History to Go: Anasazi
A detailed article describing the Anasazi and the development of their culture from about 1000 BC until about 1200 AD. Read about the several periods that classify the changes in Anasazi culture, including the types of basketry and...
Arizona State University
Archaeological Research Insitute: Flat Stanley Explores the Hohokam Culture
Join the intrepid children's book hero, Flat Stanley, as he investigates the Hohokam culture of Arizona. Find pictures of Flat Stanley posing with Hohokam pottery and jewelry. See pictures of what Hohokam houses might have looked like,...
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Logan Museum of Anthropology: Hohokam
The focus of this museum site is the pottery of the Hohokam that can be seen on exhibit. There is a short descrption of the Hohokam culture along with the examples of the Hohokam Buff Ware.
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National Park Service: Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Read about the impressive great houses built by the Anasazi in Chaco Canyon in the middle of the first century AD. Find out about the placement of the dwellings, the communication possibiilities, and the eventual demise of Chaco's...
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Hohokam Indians of the Tucson Basin
A full online text of the book describing the culture of the Hohokam Indians. Learn about their dress, house building, predecessors, and much more.
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National Park Service: Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Visit the Gila Cliff Dwellings with the National Park Service and discover the cliff dwellings built and inhabited by the Mimbres, a subgroup of the Mogollon culture.
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National Park Service: Bandelier National Monument: Archeology
Read this brief introduction to the Pueblo Culture, the Anasazi, as they lived prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 1500s. Find examples of their pottery and their cliff dwellings.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Anasazi
The Anasazi, the "ancient ones," were an important group among the early Southwest Indians. Read a description of their culture, housing, arts, and possible reasons for their disappearance.
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Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum: Major Anasazi Regions and Sites
Information is provided about the different Anasazi regions and sites. In addition, users can click on links to see maps of different areas.
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State: Prehistoric Cultures of the Southwest
This site from Penn State gives a brief overview of all the ancient cultures of the Southwest, but gives emphasis to the Anasazi, their dwellings with a picture of an Anasazi pithouse.