Pit House
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Architecture, Social Science
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Arizona
Article abstract: Pit houses are among the earliest types of structures known to have been built in the Americas
Pit houses (or pithouses) are the earliest recognizable form of architecture adopted by semi-sedentary cultures in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Pit houses appear with the Hohokam culture in Arizona as early as 300 b.c.e., and with the Anasazi Basket Maker culture of southwestern Colorado by 200 c.e. Associated with the introduction of domesticated crops and pottery, pit houses remained the principal architectural form until...
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