The Basketmaker III Period, between A.D. 500 to 750, and was a pivotal time in Pueblo history, one that saw the introduction of pottery, the bow and arrow and cultivated beans (corn and squash had already been introduced during the earlier Basketmaker II and late Archaic periods). In the Mesa Verde region, the Basketmaker III period was also a time of rapid population growth, which archaeologists believe was largely the result of immigration.
The informative show is expected to draw over 6 million viewers tonight and over 6 million viewers online.
Visit www.pbs.org/time-team/home for more information, or to watch the show after it airs Tuesday. Also visit www.cortezjournal.com to read about the Dillard site in Friday’s Cortez Journal.
