Pueblo V Period

Ancestral Puebloan periods
Archaic–Early Basketmaker Era 7000–1500 BCE
Early Basketmaker II Era 1500 BCE–50 CE
Late Basketmaker II Era 50–500
Basketmaker III Era 500–750
Pueblo I Period 750–900
Pueblo II Period 900–1150
Pueblo III Period 1150–1350
Pueblo IV Period 1350–1600
Pueblo V Period 1600–present

The Pueblo V Period (AD 1600 to present) is the final period of ancestral puebloan culture in the American Southwest, or Oasisamerica, and includes the contemporary Pueblo peoples. From the previous Pueblo IV Period, all 19 of the Rio Grande valley pueblos remain in the contemporary period. The only remaining pueblo in Texas is Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, and the only remaining pueblos in Arizona are maintained by the Hopi Tribe. The rest of the Pueblo IV pueblos were abandoned by the 19th century.

The Pueblo V Period (Pecos Classification) is similar to the "Regressive Pueblo Period."

History

Considerable change occurred during the Pueblo V Period due to Spanish colonization of the Americas beginning in the 16th century and the United States westward expansion of the 19th and 20th centuries. These influences resulted in:

• Population decline due to European diseases
• Efforts to secure traditional Pueblo lands by the Europeans and other Native American tribes
• Establishment of Indian reservations^[1]

The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center notes, "Today, Pueblo people live in the modern world while maintaining their distinct culture and rich traditional heritage."^[1]

Cultural groups and periods

The cultural groups of this period include:^[2]

• Ancestral Puebloans – southern Utah, southern Colorado, northern Arizona and northern and central New Mexico.
• Hohokam – southern Arizona.
• Mogollon – southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico and northern Mexico.
• Patayan – western Arizona, California, and Baja California.

Notable abandoned sites

The people from the following sites abandoned their pueblos and generally blended into Puebloans societies in the Rio Grande valley of New Mexico:

• Bailey Ruin – Arizona
• Bandelier – New Mexico
• Casa Grande – Arizona
• Mesa Grande – Arizona
• Pueblo Grande – Arizona
• Pecos – New Mexico, abandoned in the 19th century^{[citation needed]}
• Puye Cliff Dwellings – New Mexico

Map of Ancient Pueblo People in the American Southwest and Mexico.

During the Pueblo IV period, Four Corners pueblo settlements were abandoned (northern and central portion of the Anasazi region.)

Colorado River tributaries

Pueblos in the Rio Grande valley

Federally recognized Pueblos

There are 21 federally recognized Pueblos that are home to Pueblo people.^{[3][nb 1]}

Gallery

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  North Pueblo, Taos Pueblo
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  Kiva at San Ildefonso Pueblo
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  Green Corn Dance at Tesuque Pueblo
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  Pueblo Eagle Dance
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  Puebloan woman at her adobe bake-oven
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  Puebloans of San Ildefonso making pottery

See also

• American Indian Wars in the Southwest
• Pueblo – modern and ancient pueblos
• Pueblo Revolt of 1680
• Puebloan peoples

Notes

References

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 Indigenous peoples of Colorado

Overview

• Outline of Colorado prehistory
• Prehistory of Colorado

Contemporary peoples
native to Colorado

People	Arapaho Cheyenne Comanche Jicarilla Apache Kiowa Pawnee Shoshone Ute
Reservations	Southern Ute Indian Reservation Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Major events	Battle of Beecher Island Colorado War Comanche Campaign Meeker Massacre Sand Creek massacre

Prehistoric cultures
in Colorado

Paleo-Indian	Clovis culture Cody complex Folsom tradition Goshen complex Hell Gap complex Plainview complex Plano cultures
Archaic	Apex complex Basketmaker culture Mount Albion complex Oshara tradition Picosa culture
Post-Archaic	Ancestral Puebloans Apishapa culture Dismal River culture Fremont culture Panhandle culture Sopris phase Tipi ring
Noted archaeologists	Cynthia Irwin-Williams Paul Sidney Martin Waldo Rudolph Wedel Joe Ben Wheat

Related articles

• List of ancient dwellings of Pueblo peoples in Colorado
• List of prehistoric sites in Colorado
• Trail of the Ancients