Basket Maker

noun

an American Indian culture of the southwestern U.S. from 100 b.c. to a.d. 65 that developed in three phases, immediately preceded the Pueblo culture, and was noted for its basketry, agriculture, use of the bow and arrow, and, in its later stages, the building of semisubterranean houses.
an American Indian belonging to the Basket Maker culture.

Basket Maker

noun

a member of an early Native American people of the southwestern US, preceding the Pueblo people, known for skill in basket-making

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Basket Maker¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

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And to Gum Webster and his wife, Daughter of fair Molly Barber, Was born a son known through his life As "Sol Webster, Basket Maker."

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These earliest occupants, known to scientists as Basket Makers, were the first agricultural Indians of the Southwest.

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Excavation in Step House Cave and discovery of its occupation by Basket Maker III people more than 3 centuries in advance of cliff dweller occupation.

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Three of the Late Basket Maker pit houses were found, giving the first evidence that these people had used the caves before the cliff dwellers.

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In 1926 also a low, deep cave opposite Fire Temple was excavated, and a small amount of Basket Maker material found.

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basket hilt basket-of-gold

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