Anasazi Ancestral Pueblo Ceramic
When the first cultural time lines of the american southwest were created in the early 20th century.
Anasazi ancestral pueblo ceramic. Most archaeologists have ceased using anasazi because many contemporary pueblo people oppose the term. Southern colorado plateau anasazi first posted by c. Anasazi pottery ten centuries of prehistoric ceramic art in the four corners country of the southwestern united states maxwell museum of anthropology university of new mexico press 1978. Ancestral pueblo pottery is called black on white.
In the northern or anasazi portion of the ancestral pueblo world from about 500 to 1300 ad the most common decorated pottery had black painted designs on white or light gray backgrounds. The white is from the color of the clay. Decoration is characterized by fine hatching and contrasting colors are produced by the use of mineral based paint on a chalky background. Dean wilson 2013 pottery assigned to the southern colorado plateau or anasazi culture as defined here includes many of the regional traditions long noted for groups described as the anasazi and more recently as ancestral pueblo.
The periods and their approximate dates are late basketmaker ii ad 100 500 basketmaker iii 500 750 pueblo i 750 950 pueblo ii 950 1150 pueblo iii 1150 1300 and pueblo iv 1300 1600. The ancestral pueblo previously called anasazi region falls largely along the colorado plateau in the northern half of the southwest. See more ideas about pottery indian pottery native american pottery. Dec 14 2019 explore erica wangsgard s board anasazi pottery on pinterest.