The Anasazi lived in what is now the Four Corners area of the United States - where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah come together - around 100-1600 CE, though hunter-gathers first came to the region more than 12,000 years ago.
Olla jars like this would have been used for water carrying or food storage. Interestingly, many were crafted to make balancing on the head easier.
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The smoke rising from this biscuit ware pipe would have been sent to bring rainclouds, hence this others like it being known as "cloud-blowers."
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Grinding tools such as this Mano and Metate set dating to 1200-1550 CE may have been used to grind plant seeds for food or paint pigments.
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| Clay duck effigy vessel measuring about 6 inches long. Several symbolic possibilities exist including the "T" shape of the vessel opening and ducks' relationship with water creating a connection with bringing rain. |
| The exact functions of these decorated small pieces of bone, shell, and clay is unknown, but it is likely that they were used as game pieces. |
| A yucca fiber sandal made sometime tom 600 to 900 CE, illustrating a degree of detail in craftsmanship which would be lost in later centuries. The loops around the sides allowed it to be laced with varying degrees of tightness. |
| On the left is a 3 inch long Clovis point which, mounted on a spear, would have been used for hunting large animals. The smaller point on the right would have been attached to an arrow. |
| Made from volcanic glass, this 1.5 inch long point was likely used to create other tools. |
| Painted with mineral and glaze paints, 9 inch diameter bowl features human hands as design elements, something fairly uncommon in this era of pottery. |
An 8 inch tall pitcher made between 1000 and 1150 CE. Featuring the characteristic black and white checkerboard and compressed handle of its Mancos style, it was likely used either as a serving container or for short-term storage.
http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/ahc/artifact_gallery/pitcher.html
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