On the Internet Ive seen reference to four major divisions of the Anasazi while other pages have referred to three divisions. What do you think about this issue?
I’d probably argue that there are five major divisions of the Anasazi: The Northern San Juan/Mesa Verde, Chaco Anasazi, the Rio Grande Anasazi, the Kayenta, and the Virgin Anasazi. Some people would include the Fremont of Utah as yet another division, but I wouldn’t (while certainly the Fremont share many of the same cultural features as the Anasazi, their adaptation seems oriented towards greater mobility, a more diverse diet, and the accompanying social traits to facilitate this lifestyle). Others would focus on two major divisions: the Eastern and Western Pueblo, which reflects the division among the modern pueblos, and they would then place the groups I referred to above into these two major divisions. The problem, of course, is that these are all gross generalizations, and these days archaeologists don’t like to engage in them, so you won’t see many current references that focus on these divisions. You should be able to find lots of stuff on Chaco obviously, and there should be pl
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