Oasisamerica cultures
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Oasisamerica cultures were a group of pre-Columbian, agriculturally based Indigenous societies of the arid Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, known for their complex settlements, irrigation systems, and distinctive pottery and architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oasisamerica cultures canonical | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
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cultural area ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ |
| cultivated |
amaranth
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beans ⓘ cotton ⓘ maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| developed | maize agriculture ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
hunting and gathering alongside agriculture
ⓘ
long-distance trade networks ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | c. 200 CE–1450 CE ⓘ |
| followedBy | historic Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agriculturally based
ⓘ
complex settlements ⓘ distinctive architecture ⓘ distinctive pottery ⓘ irrigation agriculture ⓘ pre-Columbian ⓘ semi-arid environment adaptation ⓘ |
| includesCulture |
Ancestral Puebloans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Casas Grandes culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Fremont culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Hohokam culture NERFINISHED ⓘ La Quemada culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Mogollon culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Patayan culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Trincheras culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
O’odham peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rarámuri people NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Pueblo peoples ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Mesoamerican cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Mexico
ⓘ
Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Oasisamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practiced |
astronomical observation for calendrical purposes
ⓘ
ritual ceremonialism ⓘ |
| precededBy | Archaic cultures of the North American Southwest ⓘ |
| produced |
corrugated pottery
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polychrome pottery ⓘ red-on-brown pottery ⓘ |
| religion | polytheistic belief systems ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classic period in North America
ⓘ
Formative period in North America ⓘ |
| traded |
copper bells
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macaws ⓘ shells ⓘ turquoise ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Aridoamerica cultures
ⓘ
Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| used |
ballcourts
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check dams ⓘ irrigation canals ⓘ kivas ⓘ multi-story masonry pueblos ⓘ pithouses ⓘ reservoirs ⓘ terraced fields ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.