Kayenta Ancestral Puebloans
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The Kayenta Ancestral Puebloans were a prehistoric Native American cultural group of the Four Corners region known for their distinctive masonry pueblos, pottery, and participation in the broader Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kayenta Ancestral Puebloans canonical | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan cultural group
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prehistoric Native American people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kayenta Anasazi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalTradition | Kayenta Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecture |
above-ground masonry pueblos in later periods
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pithouses in early periods ⓘ plaza-oriented room blocks ⓘ |
| cultureArea | Four Corners region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decline | regional depopulation around late 13th century CE ⓘ |
| economy |
bean cultivation
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maize agriculture ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ |
| floruit | circa 500 CE to 1300 CE ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Chacoan culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
black-on-white pottery designs
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cliff dwellings ⓘ distinctive gray ware pottery ⓘ kivas ⓘ masonry pueblos ⓘ multi-story room blocks ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tanoan (probable) ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
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bone tools ⓘ corrugated gray ware pottery ⓘ polychrome pottery in later periods ⓘ stone tools ⓘ woven textiles ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kayenta, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Betatakin
NERFINISHED
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Black Mesa sites NERFINISHED ⓘ Inscription House NERFINISHED ⓘ Keet Seel NERFINISHED ⓘ Long House Valley sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | regional exchange networks ⓘ |
| partOf | Ancestral Puebloans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleDescendants |
Hopi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rio Grande Pueblos NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Pueblo peoples ⓘ |
| region |
northeastern Arizona
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northwestern New Mexico ⓘ southeastern Utah ⓘ southwestern Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | kiva-centered ceremonialism ⓘ |
| subsistence | hunting and gathering ⓘ |
| subTraditionOf | Northern San Juan Ancestral Puebloan tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Basketmaker II period
NERFINISHED
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Basketmaker III period NERFINISHED ⓘ Pueblo I period ⓘ Pueblo II period NERFINISHED ⓘ Pueblo III period ⓘ |
| tradeItems |
ceramics
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obsidian ⓘ turquoise ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.