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Anasazi culture(encyclopedia)

Anasazi (iou)



Anasazi noun & adjective. M20.
[Navajo anaasazi, lit. 'enemy ancestors'.]
Archaeology.
A. noun. Pl. same, -s. A member of the Basket Maker and Pueblo peoples of northern Arizona and New Mexico, considered as together forming one continuous civilization; the culture of these peoples, the classic phase of which is dated between c 1050 and 1300.
b. adjective. Of the Anasazi or their culture.