Mogollon culture
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The Mogollon culture was an ancient Native American civilization of the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico known for its distinctive pottery, pit-house villages, and early adoption of agriculture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Native American culture
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archaeological culture → pre-Columbian culture → |
| associatedWith |
Mimbres pottery
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| burialPractice |
intramural burials beneath house floors in some phases
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| decline |
around 1400–1450 CE in many areas
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| economy |
mixed farming and hunting-gathering
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| evidenceType |
architecture
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botanical remains → ceramics → faunal remains → lithic tools → |
| flourished |
circa 200 CE to 1450 CE
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| followedBy |
historic Apache groups in parts of its area
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| hasSubculture |
Forestdale branch
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Jornada branch → Lower Gila branch → Mimbres branch → Reserve branch → San Francisco branch → Upper Gila branch → |
| interactedWith |
Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) culture
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Hohokam culture → Mesoamerican cultures via trade → |
| knownFor |
black-on-white pottery in later phases
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cliff dwellings in some later phases → corrugated pottery → distinctive brownware and red-on-brown pottery → early adoption of agriculture → pit-house villages → rock art → |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
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Chihuahua → New Mexico → Sonora → Southwestern United States → Texas → northern Mexico → |
| mainCrops |
beans
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maize → squash → |
| majorSite |
Bear Ruin
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Galaz Ruin → Gila Cliff Dwellings → Mogollon Village → NAN Ranch Ruin → Three Circle sites → |
| namedAfter |
Mogollon Mountains
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| partOf |
Ancient Puebloan and related cultures of the U.S. Southwest
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| possibleCausesOfChange |
drought
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migration → social reorganization → |
| potteryDecoration |
animal motifs
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geometric designs → human figures in Mimbres phase → |
| potteryStyle |
Mimbres black-on-white
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brownware → corrugated ware → |
| practiced |
dryland farming
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irrigation agriculture in some areas → |
| precededBy |
Archaic hunter-gatherer groups of the U.S. Southwest
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| religion |
complex ritual life inferred from kivas and ceremonial structures
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| studiedBy |
archaeologists
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| timePeriod |
Archaic period of North America
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Formative period of North America → |
| traded |
macaws in later periods
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shells → turquoise → |
| usedBuildingType |
above-ground masonry pueblos in later periods
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semi-subterranean pithouses → |
| usedStructure |
kivas in some communities
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Gila Cliff Dwellings (core archeological area)
("Mimbres branch of Mogollon culture")
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associatedWith |
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Gila Cliff Dwellings (core archeological area)
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heritageCulture |
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Pre-Columbian era
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includesCivilization |
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Mogollon culture
("Mogollon Village")
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majorSite |
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Mogollon Rim
("Mogollon people")
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namedAfter |
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Ancestral Puebloans
("Mogollon")
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tradedWith |