Ancient Puebloan Eats, Then and Almost Now

Date and Time: 
Thursday, 5 May, 2011 - 16:30 to 16:45
Author(s): 
MINNIS, Paul - University of Oklahoma

The ethnographic record has been a tremendous resource for understanding the ancient past of the Puebloan World in the U.S. Southwest and northwestern Mexico. However, there are two issues with using the ethnographic record that have not been adequately addressed. First, there were often dramatic but underappreciated changes during Spanish colonization. Second, the ethnographic Puebloan record represents only portion of the ancient Puebloan World.