Puebloans - Chaco Regional System: Map & History
Puebloans - Chaco Regional System is mapped in the atlas for 850 CE – 1151 CE, with a peak mapped extent of about 64,974 km².
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The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as Ancestral Pueblo peoples or the Basketmaker-Pueblo culture, were an ancient Native American culture of Pueblo peoples spanning the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado. They are believed to have developed, at least in part, from the Oshara tradition, which developed from the Picosa culture.
Modern Countries Once Part of Puebloans - Chaco Regional System
At its mapped extent, Puebloans - Chaco Regional System covered territory in 1 present-day country. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Puebloans - Chaco Regional System's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Puebloans - Chaco Regional System in Depth
History
During the period from 700 to 1130 CE (Pueblo I and II Eras), the population grew fast due to consistent and regular rainfall which supported agriculture. Studies of skeletal remains show increased fertility rather than decreased mortality. However, this tenfold population increase over a few generations was probably also due to migrations of people from surrounding areas. Innovations such as pottery, food storage, and agriculture enabled this rapid growth. Over several decades, the Ancestral Puebloans culture spread across the landscape.
DNA evidence confirms the ancestors of the inhabitants of Picuris Pueblo once lived in Chaco Canyon, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Geography
The Ancestral Puebloans were one of four major prehistoric archaeological traditions recognized in the American Southwest, also known as Oasisamerica. The others are the Mogollon, Hohokam, and Patayan. In relation to neighboring cultures, the Ancestral Puebloans occupied the northeast quadrant of the area. The Ancestral Pueblo homeland centers on the Colorado Plateau, but extends from central New Mexico on the east to southern Nevada on the west.
Areas of southern Nevada, Utah, and Colorado form a loose northern boundary, while the southern edge is defined by the Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers in Arizona and the Rio Puerco and Rio Grande in New Mexico.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Ancestral Puebloans (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Puebloans - Chaco Regional System: Key Facts
Preceded by
- Oshara Tradition
Facts from Wikidata Q478805 (CC0).
Puebloans - Chaco Regional System Map Over Time
Dated world maps on which Puebloans - Chaco Regional System appears, with the other states of the time.
Puebloans - Chaco Regional System Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 64,974 km² in 1149 CE.
Puebloans - Chaco Regional System: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Puebloans - Chaco Regional System exist?
Puebloans - Chaco Regional System is dated to 850 CE – 1151 CE, in the Early Middle Ages era.
How large was Puebloans - Chaco Regional System at its peak?
At its peak in 1149 AD Puebloans - Chaco Regional System covered about 64,974 km².
How did the map of Puebloans - Chaco Regional System change over time?
Puebloans - Chaco Regional System appears on 3 dated world maps in the atlas, from 900 CE to 1100 CE. Each shows its borders in that year next to the other states of the time.
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