Acoma Pueblo

The Anasazi were a people that is a prime example of demise to an exceeded carrying capacity. The carrying capacity can be altered depending on the environment, available resources, and the individuals themselves. One of the major downfalls of the Anasazi was that they failed to anticipate climate conditions, specifically drought, and as a result could not support their growing population. For the Anasazi to continue to grow and thrive as a population, what they needed was an agricultural…

Collapse Throughout history there have been many civilizations and complex societies that have come and gone, these people were forced off their land by disease, human impact on the environment, warfare, and environmental and climate change all have been used by historians and archaeologist to explain the collapse of these civilizations. This essay will focus on two of these complex societies, the Mesa Verde region of the American Southwest and the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica and exam the…

Introduction The Anasazi were American Indians who disappeared around 1300 A.D. No one knows what happened to the Anasazi, just that they were once a well-developed civilization. The Anasazi grew and hunted for their own food, until one day, they were just gone. The Anasazi left everything behind: cooking pots, baskets, clothing, and food. Some say that they might have migrated to a different place because they were in the middle of the Great Drought which took place in the 13th century. Others…

containing 40 rooms. The Cliff Palace is one of the largest cliff dwellings containing 150 rooms, providing room for approximately 100 people. Sandstone, mortar, and wooden beams were the three main materials used for these cliff dwellings. The Ancestral Pueblo people would shape the sandstone block using hard stones from the river and would use soil, water, and ash to create mortar. Chinking stones were used as wooden beams to complete the cliff dwelling (National Park Service, Cliff Palace,…

In contrast to the Greek’s wealth of myths but lack of evidence, in Anasazi communities in the American Southwest during the twelfth century CE there is direct evidence of cannibalism, but no myths containing the subject. This may be due to quickly evolving environments and situations as well as possibly feelings of fear associated with these changes. The Ute Lands Archaeological Project excavated three residential pithouses (features 3, 13, and 15) from Cowboy Wash in the Mesa Verde Region from…

Seven Cities of Gold Expedition A land of riches and gold sounds like a land any person would want to live in. In the southwestern part of the United States and northern Mexico, there were lands filled to the brim with gold and other riches. In 1539, one of the first expeditions to find these cities was led by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado who took on the long, difficult journey which was also known as Seven Cities of Gold Expedition. While exploring the Southwest United States and Northern…

THE PUEBLO REVOLT In 1680 the people best-referred to assemble as "Pueblos" opposed their Spanish overlords in the American Southwest. Spaniards had commanded them, their lives, their territory, and their souls for eight decades. The Spanish had set up and kept up their control with dread, beginning with Juan de Oñate's attack in 1598. At the point when the people of Acoma opposed, Oñate requested that one leg be cut from each man more than fifteen and consequently the rest of the populace be in…

agriculture began to play a significant role in the economy, and permanent villages were established. Modern Pueblo communities, such as the Hopi, Zuni, and Acoma, trace their origins to the Ancestral Puebloans who they believed had descended from the Underworld around 7000 BC and settled the land of the North American Southwest. When the Spanish arrived in the American Southwest, Pueblo religion was widely persecuted, and the people began to disperse themselves across the Southwest region.…

(Palmer, 1999, p. 3). I believe that this statement is true if we make the myths of creation the subject. If the stories are respected enough, there is often a fear that comes with the respect that is given. In both the books of Genesis and the Acoma creation story, the creators and deities in these religions are disobeyed and angered. The being who caused their anger was punished, which can cause fear and respect in those who follow the teachings of these stories. Both stories are…

building of the American West. For the indigenous peoples, Juan de Oñate was not only representative of Spain, its explorers, and all of the atrocities committed, but also for being personally responsible for the cruelty of people specifically in Acoma Pueblo. Who was Don Juan de Oñate? Intrepid explorer or ruthless conqueror? In order to get an accurate representation of history you must examine the event from all sides that are affected.…