The deep canyons, rock palisades, high mesas, and open desert of the corner
region of
Utah,
Colorado, New Mexico and
Arizona,
were home to a remarkable
group of agricultural people that we call the Anasazi. They lived here
from approximately 500 BC. In 1300 AD
Anasazi Indians
abandoned their cliff
dwellings, villages or other settlements
and moved south joining with other tribes.
What was the reason for this departure? Some theories say that hostile neighbors
forced them out. Other says that an overpopulation and a long lasting drought
made the area uninhabitable. Probably a combination of many factors caused
Anasazi people to leave their homes for ever.