B.C., the ancestors of the Pueblo people, known as the Anasazi, built thriving communities across the Four Corners region, leaving behind grand pueblos, intricate crafts, and striking rock art.

They have their own names for their forbears and do not use the word "Anasazi." They would prefer that all others use the term "ancestral Puebloans." And they do not consider Cliff Palace a ruin ...

Some scholars maintain the Fremont were country cousins of the Anasazi, or "ancestral puebloans"—a term contemporary Native Americans prefer. ("Anasazi" is said to be a Navajo word for "ancient ...