Existing comment:
Pueblo Living:
A busy 20- to 30-room pueblo once stood here; overlooking the irrigated fields. It was built, probably, in the late 1300s during the final phase of settlement at the well.
Pueblo rooms were small -- about 12 by 8 feet -- and used by families for sleeping and eating with most activities taking place outdoors.
Daily chores would have included farming the nearby fields; building and repairing the limestone pueblos; drying corn and seeds for winter use; weaving baskets and sandals from yucca plants; and forming and firing pottery storage vessels.
Generally, a level area near the pueblos was set aside as a plaza where neighboring villagers could trade goods and exchange news. Festivals and religious ceremonies might have taken place here, too. |