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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a Native American culture flourishing in southern Colorado and Utah and northern New Mexico and Arizona from about AD 100, whose descendants are considered to include the present-day Pueblo peoples. Ancestral Puebloan culture includes an early Basket Maker phase and a later Pueblo phase marked by the construction of cliff dwellings and by expert artisanship in weaving and pottery.
- noun A member of a people sharing this culture.
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Examples
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In that case, Shumway and allegedly two accomplices excavated a collection of Ancestral Puebloan baskets.
Riding for the Brand 2005
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High densities of Ancestral Puebloan sites can also be found, including remnants of large and small villages, some with intact standing walls, fieldhouses, trails, granaries, burials, and camps.
Proclamation On Vermillion Cliffs National Monument Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2000
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When dry conditions persisted, Pueblo communities moved to the south, southwest, and southeast, where descendants of these Ancestral Puebloan peoples live today.
Proclamation On The Canyons Of The Ancients National Monument Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2000
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Dr. Eric Skopec, lead researcher, demonstrates that global warming did not destroy the Ancestral Puebloan civilization.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Dr. Eric Skopec, lead researcher, demonstrates that global warming did not destroy the Ancestral Puebloan civilization.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Dr. Eric Skopec, lead researcher, demonstrates that global warming did not destroy the Ancestral Puebloan civilization.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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The Canyons of the Ancients property accounts for about 25 percent of the private lands inside the Monument and contains 25 documented sites of cultural importance, including Jackson’s Castle and the Skywatcher Site, a 1,000-year old Ancestral Puebloan solstice marker.
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"A lot of the activity has to do with the Ancestral Puebloan people.
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