Fremont and Anasazi Pit Houses

We used Mrs. Runyan’s books about the Desert Archaic, Fremont, and Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) people to learn about the prehistoric people of Utah. We also studied in depth the types of houses they built.  Mrs. Runyan showed us Powerpoint Presentations from pictures she took of cliff dwellings, surface pueblos, pithouses, and kivas (underground ceremonial rooms).  After we learned about them, we split up into groups and built models of pithouses.  It was a fun project, and we wish we could build a full-size one.

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