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The Anasazi, or the Ancients as they were called by more modern tribes, were a culture that thrived in the Sourthwest from as early as 200 BC to as late as 1300 AD. They built most of the pueblos found in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. The most famous, of course, is Mesa Verde.

Anthropologists continue to dig through the ruins looking for clues as to why they left. A popular theory is that years of drought eventually drove them from the mesa tops and canyon floors which they farmed. Another theory says they were driven out by war-like tribes that moved in.

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