Mogollon Culture
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Social Science, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona
Article abstract: Along with the Anasazi and Hohokam cultures, the Mogollon peoples created pueblo dwellings and a complex social order
The pre-Columbian Mogollon cultural tradition of the Southwest (distributed throughout central New Mexico and extending into eastern central Arizona and northern Mexico) is a subcultural variant of the “Pueblo Complex,” which includes two other great traditions: Anasazi (of the Colorado Plateau) and Hohokam (central and southern Arizona, extending into the Sonoran Desert of northern Mexico). The Mogollon cultural complex and...
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