AgBQ-00 said:
Realistically speaking how far away were the tribes of the Americas from switching over to agriculture and specialized societies if they had not been interfered with? Couple hundred years? Less?
AgBQ-00 said:
Never thought any of the plains tribes had yhe ability to build a town to sustaim 20k people. Pretty mind blowing to me.
jickyjack1 said:AgBQ-00 said:
Never thought any of the plains tribes had yhe ability to build a town to sustaim 20k people. Pretty mind blowing to me.
I read it that 20,000 people lived there over a period of 250 years. That would average 80 a year, which seems to take it back too far the other direction.
Ever heard of Chaco Canyon?????Dr. Watson said:AgBQ-00 said:
Realistically speaking how far away were the tribes of the Americas from switching over to agriculture and specialized societies if they had not been interfered with? Couple hundred years? Less?
They were in the process before disease hit. North America was less developed, but the Aztecs and Incas had very complex societies and agricultural systems.
Yes but there was a lot of agriculture and grain storage going along with it. The had lots of connections with the indians in Mexico prior to the arrival of the SpanishJJMt said:
I thought that I had read that the latest thinking is that Chaco Canyon was a religious site only; not a residential site? Is that wrong?
