The Anasazi of Mesa Verde

Archaeologists discover evidence of a vanished civilisation from 1300s

Prehistoric mitochondrial DNA of domesticate animals supports a 13th century exodus from the northern US southwest

This study thus provides the first direct genetic evidence, by way of a domestic animal proxy, in support of the hypothesis that Tewa communities occupying the NRG region today derive in large measure from the migration of 13th century CMV populations. If true, this would support a scenario in which migration was a primary solution of CMV populations in the face of significant social and environmental problems, as it often is for human groups under extreme duress today.

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