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The '''Ancestral Puebloans''', also known as the '''Anasazi''', were an ancient Native American culture that spanned the present-day [[Four Corners]] region of the United States, comprising southeastern [[Utah]], northeastern [[Arizona]], northwestern [[New Mexico]], and southwestern [[Colorado]].<ref name=eb>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/22804/Ancestral-Pueblo-culture |title=Ancestral Pueblo culture |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref> They are believed to have developed, at least in part, from the [[Oshara Traditiontradition]], which developed from the [[Picosa culture]]. The people and their archaeological culture are often referred to as ''Anasazi'', meaning "ancient enemies", as they were called by [[Navajo]]. Contemporary [[Puebloan]]s object to the use of this term, with some viewing it as derogatory.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cordell |first1=Linda|last2=McBrinn |first2=Maxine |title=Archaeology of the Southwest|date=2012|edition=3}}</ref><ref name="UNCO" />
 
The Ancestral Puebloans lived in a range of structures that included small family [[pit house]]s, larger structures to house [[clan]]s, grand [[pueblos]], and cliff-sited dwellings for defense. They had a complex network linking hundreds of communities and population centers across the [[Colorado Plateau]]. They held a distinct knowledge of celestial sciences that found form in their architecture. The [[kiva]], a congregational space that was used mostly for ceremonies, was an integral part of the community structure.