Southwestern Indian Civilization: Mogolon

Mimbres

[Mimbres pottery] 1. Mimbres pottery. The left bowl has human figures, perhaps representing life and death or male and female. The right bowl shows the Gruardians of the Four Directions. 30 cm. dia. The holes punched in the centers are to release the spirit caught in the bowls into the next world.
[Mimbres black-on-white bowl] 2. Mimbres black-on-white bowl, ca. 1100 A.D., depicting a dog and a bee (Peabody Museum, Yale University, New Haven).

Sinagua

[Jars in a cave near Sedona , Arizona, Sinagua] 1. Five jars were found in a cave near Sedona, Arizona, that was once inhabited by the Sinagua people. They date from ca. 1300 A.D. (jars now in Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff). The Sinagua Indians lived in the Verde Valley area in 650-1400 A.D., and they developed an extensive trade network with the Hohokam to the south and Anasazi to the North until they abandoned the area for some reason in about 1400 A.D. This cave is located in a cliff above a pueblo.

Casas Grandes

[Aerial view of Casas Grandes] 1. Aerial view of Casas Grandes, 1250-1400 A.D. It was 390 miles exactly south of Chaco Canyon, and it has been suggested they were politically linked. Here macaws were bred for export to the North. It's architectural style blends southwestern and Mexican influences.