Architecture: Great Basin
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Architecture, Social Science, Geography
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Nevada, Utah
Article abstract: In the sparsely populated Great Basin region, Indians lived in grass huts, wickiups, tipis, or low, flat-roofed houses
The Great Basin area north of the Colorado River, basically comprising present-day Utah and Nevada, mostly consists of hot, dry desert and continental steppe. The Indians inhabiting this wide area never settled long in one place but constantly moved about in search of fresh food sources. For all but those Indians living along the Colorado River, mobility was a significant factor in the design of their dwellings.
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