Pueb·lo·an
ˈpwe-blə-wən 
pü-ˈe-,
pyü-
plural Puebloans
1
: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of the southwestern U.S. : pueblo
… Tewa and other Puebloans knew they were descended from the people who built Mesa Verde's cliff dwellings. Their oral histories told them so.—
Krista Langlois
Krista Langlois2
: ancestral puebloan
Warfare was common around A.D. 1200, and cliff dwellings provided safety and security to Puebloans.—Joe Fox et al.
Joe Fox et al.1
: of, relating to, or being the Pueblos (see pueblo sense 2)
modern Puebloan peoples/culture/art
2
: of, relating to, or being the Ancestral Puebloans
He also had a fascination with ancient civilizations, particularly the Puebloan people of the American Southwest.—John Branch
John BranchExamples of Puebloan in a Sentence
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Enjoy Mary Colter’s iconic Desert View Watchtower, which was inspired by ancestral Puebloan architecture and features murals by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie, at the park’s far-eastern edge.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2023
That story revolves around an ancient civilization that settled in the inhospitable terrain of northwest New Mexico between 850 and 1250 and built Chaco Canyon, a breathtaking hub of culture and trade home to about 10,000 Puebloan people.
—Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
Excavations have revealed artifacts from the Clovis, the Archaic culture, the Basketmaker culture and ancestral Puebloan, as well as more recent findings from extant Indigenous groups like the Navajo, Hopi, and Southern Paiute.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
The museum said the bowl is consistent with ancient Puebloan funerary objects.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
The Inn recently introduced a set of elaborate experiential programs: Guests can take the Historic High Road to nearby Taos and Chimayo to visit a native weaving studio, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Taos Pueblo, and a 500+ year-old Puebloan home.
—Alexandra Malmed, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2023
In 2001, tree-ring experts at the University of Arizona used chemical analyses and discovered that the wood in the Puebloan constructions was sourced from mountain ranges at least 46 miles away—the furthermost, Chuska mountains, are 62 miles away from Chaco Canyon.
—Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 7 June 2023
The remote canyon, marked by more than 4,000 pre-contact structures stretching across more than 3,000 years of human history features several large communities forming a major center of ancestral Puebloan culture and history.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
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Hopi, Navajo, Zuni and various Puebloan peoples have longstanding connections to the land as a vital part of their heritage and spiritual practices.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Enjoy Mary Colter’s iconic Desert View Watchtower, which was inspired by ancestral Puebloan architecture and features murals by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie, at the park’s far-eastern edge.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2023
That story revolves around an ancient civilization that settled in the inhospitable terrain of northwest New Mexico between 850 and 1250 and built Chaco Canyon, a breathtaking hub of culture and trade home to about 10,000 Puebloan people.
—Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
Excavations have revealed artifacts from the Clovis, the Archaic culture, the Basketmaker culture and ancestral Puebloan, as well as more recent findings from extant Indigenous groups like the Navajo, Hopi, and Southern Paiute.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
The museum said the bowl is consistent with ancient Puebloan funerary objects.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
The Inn recently introduced a set of elaborate experiential programs: Guests can take the Historic High Road to nearby Taos and Chimayo to visit a native weaving studio, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Taos Pueblo, and a 500+ year-old Puebloan home.
—Alexandra Malmed, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2023
In 2001, tree-ring experts at the University of Arizona used chemical analyses and discovered that the wood in the Puebloan constructions was sourced from mountain ranges at least 46 miles away—the furthermost, Chuska mountains, are 62 miles away from Chaco Canyon.
—Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 7 June 2023
The remote canyon, marked by more than 4,000 pre-contact structures stretching across more than 3,000 years of human history features several large communities forming a major center of ancestral Puebloan culture and history.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
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