Question

Scientists have learned about the Ancestral Pueblo mostly by studying?

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) housing and artifacts.

The Ancestral Puebloans were an ancient Native American culture that occupied Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Remains found by archaeologists suggest they had knowledge on pottery, knitting and irrigation. They also created many pictographs and petroglyphs. Artifacts such as cliff houses, rock art and systems of roads helped historians learn more about Ancestral Pueblo.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D: housing and artifacts.

There is no written evidence of the Anasazi or Ancestral Pueblo existence, so scientists have to rely on archeology to study their existence, economy, religion and culture.

It is considered that some of their descendents are the Zuñi and the Hopi, but there is no actual evidence of their kinship. The Ansazi civilization dissapeared before the arrival of the first Europeans and the reason they left their homes is unknown.

Many objects were preserved thanks to the dry weather on the region, allowing archeologists a better understanding of their life. Some squeletons were also found, this has provided knowledge of their health, nutrition and morphology.