A | B |
Genocide | elimination of a group, especially with violence |
pictograph | rock art etched into desert varnish |
petroglyph | rock art painted onto stone with dyes |
zoomorph | animal figure |
anthropomorph | human figure |
intaglio | giant human or animal shape best viewed from far above |
3 sisters | planting technique for beans, corn and squash |
horticulture | small scale farming using hand tools such as hoe or digging stick |
agriculture | large scale farming using plows and irrigation techniques |
hunting and gathering | nomadic lifestyle collecting available vegetation and killing game and fish |
4 corners | place where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet |
Anasazi | Navajo term for ancestors or ancient ones |
statistical genocide | elimination of a population by manipulating demographic information |
teepee | traditional housing for plains tribal groups such as Lakota or Blackfoot |
hogan | traditional housing for Navajo |