ARCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Exotic Birds, Pueblo Iii Period, Bivalvia
4 Nov 2015
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Unclear, although they seem to have developed a locally archaic culture. Crops harvested, food storage is very important. Ceramics began to replace baskets as preferred container. Pit houses replaced with above ground structures. Population increases, large scale sites, 5,000 people. Not very much water, not good for farming. Early calendar at chaco, tracking movement of mood and sun for seasons. Buildings separated by many miles that line up perfectly=astronomical phenomena. Immense complexes of rooms called great houses . Did not have meticulous design until 1030 ad. Resulted public architecture one hallmark of complex society. Non-utilitarian-social power, political authority over a region. Where the kings lived great houses as palaces. Little pr no evidence that great houses were temples. Empty rooms to make village seem bigger. 1130 lost population not reoccupied, 50 yrs of drought. Main village=2 rooms blocks by salt river draw. Potter= different from everyone else and then buried with their dead. Hole so spirit could escape after death.
