Sinagua culture

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The Sinagua culture was a pre-Columbian Native American society of the U.S. Southwest known for its cliff dwellings, masonry pueblos, and sophisticated agricultural practices.

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Sinagua culture canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American culture
archaeological culture
pre-Columbian culture
abandonmentPeriod late 13th to early 15th century
cultivatedCrop beans
cotton
maize
squash
engagedIn long-distance trade
environment semi-arid plateau
volcanic highlands
hasArchaeologicalEvidence petroglyphs
pictographs
rock art
hasCulturalCategory Oasisamerica cultures
hasMainRegion Flagstaff area
Mogollon Rim
San Francisco Peaks region
Verde Valley
Walnut Canyon National Monument
surface form: Walnut Canyon area

Wupatki National Monument
surface form: Wupatki area
hasNameEtymology Spanish word "sin agua" meaning "without water"
hasSubsistence agriculture
gathering wild plants
hunting
influencedBy Ancestral Puebloan culture
Hohokam culture
Mogollon culture
knownFor ball courts
bean cultivation
check-dam irrigation systems
cliff dwellings
cotton cultivation
dry farming agriculture
irrigated agriculture
maize cultivation
masonry pueblos
platform mounds
pottery production
squash cultivation
stone masonry architecture
terraced fields
trade networks
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Arizona
southwestern United States
surface form: Southwestern United States

southwestern United States
surface form: U.S. Southwest
majorSite Clemenceau ruins
Honanki
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Palatki
Tuzigoot National Monument
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Wupatki National Monument
nameGivenBy archaeologists
nearbyLandmark San Francisco Peaks
Verde River
notSelfDesignation true
possibleSuccessor Hopi people
Western Apache
surface form: Western Apache groups

Yavapai people
potteryStyle black-on-white pottery
plain ware pottery
red ware pottery
recognizedBy National Park Service
religiousFeature ceremonial plazas
kiva-like structures
studiedBy archaeologists in Arizona
timePeriod c. 500 CE to c. 1425 CE
timePeriodEnd c. 1425 CE
timePeriodStart c. 500 CE
tradedFor copper bells
macaw feathers
marine shells
tradedWith Ancestral Puebloans
Hohokam culture
Mogollon culture
usedBuildingMaterial adobe
stone masonry
usedBuildingType cliff dwelling
multi-room pueblo
usedWaterManagement check dams
irrigation canals
reservoirs

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