Pueblo I Period

[6] The most advanced communities in the Chaco Canyon region had "great houses", roads and elaborate kivas.

It is likely that people also settled on the mesas and ridges to benefit from heavier winter snowfall and summer precipitation.

[8] Large earthenware vessels, sealed with stone lids, were used to store harvested corn and protect it from rodents and rotting.

[1] In the transition from the Basket Maker period, pottery became more versatile, including ollas, pitchers, ladles, bowls, jars and dishware.

White pottery with black designs, the pigments coming from plants, and red ware emerged during this period.

[5] The people continued to use many of the materials goods from the preceding Basketmaker, some examples of material goods in this Pueblo period are:[1][8][14] Hard-backed cradle boards emerged during this period to tightly and safely hold babies' necks while their mothers worked.