Daily Life
Most of what the world knows about the daily life of the Anasazi Native Americans comes through archaelogical remains. Through this, we see that they probably spent a lot of time growing corn. They also probably spent a lot of time in the courtyard, where women would show off pottery and men would create stone tools for tasks. A health concern the Anasazi had was severe arthritis. Severe arthritis was found in many female skeletons, which possibly means that women spent a lot of time grinding corn. Men probably spent a lot of time hunting and gathering wood, which was hard, because the dry desert-like habitat meant that wood was rare.
A lot of what we know about what the Anasazi ate and their activities are seen through their garbage that they would throw down hills right outside of their houses. Right now, broken tools and shattered pottery are lying undiscovered in the surrounding areas. Looking at this information, archaeologists think the Anasazi's diet consisted of the corns, beans, and squash that they farmed, but also small game such as squirrels, deer, and rabbits.
A lot of what we know about what the Anasazi ate and their activities are seen through their garbage that they would throw down hills right outside of their houses. Right now, broken tools and shattered pottery are lying undiscovered in the surrounding areas. Looking at this information, archaeologists think the Anasazi's diet consisted of the corns, beans, and squash that they farmed, but also small game such as squirrels, deer, and rabbits.