Thursday, January 26, 2017

The Great Mystery

The Great Mystery is talking about the natives in the areas, but their disappearance was one of the things that I found to be an interesting topic and I'd like to share my beliefs on the disappearance of the Salado. My first trace is resources. They were doing good with tools and new methods of farming and gathering, which was very interesting and I wish to further go into, but the problem was that it was seen that they were running out of animals that were big to hunt and could provide the tribe with the food. Small game barely seemed to be easier, but provided less food and resources. When farming as well, water must've been wearing down as time progressed, so the lack of water probably made them move as well. So resources were, in my belief, one of the biggest problems they had. In my opinion, this was very understandable. Providing for the tribe is one important factor that was lost in the area, so it must've been time to find a new place in which they can survive in, grow crops, and hunt for more food.
What's also cool and weird at the same time is what they used in their methods. The people all came together and worked in a suitable fashion, resulting in a good community among their tribe. Their systems with food and plants is cool as well. When they combined three certain crops ("The Three Sisters") I was in awe in how they angled it and looked into it's functions. They took the way they grow and used it to create a system that astonished me. Same with their source of water for the crops. Apparently, they made the water branch of into a certain kinda needle shape, being pointy at the end. To keep the flow of water reasonably fast in the river, which is their water source for the crops, (as the river's water flows in the little canal of water that looked like a needle, going from wide to thin) the river was getting more and more narrow as it continued to maintain a moderate speed. Relating that to educational subjects, I realized that it seemed like math because the smaller it was, the faster it got and I think that is pretty cool! Talking about subjects, It's funny how they tell each other stuff. They used drawings and other methods to communicate with each other before the alphabet was learned and recognized, so it was pretty odd to see that as a certain way to communicate and tell stories.
All in all, their culture and methods are just a weird thing to look into. It's got certain studies that relate to our education and knowledge today, and just by knowing that, I feel like we can learn more about them and get to figure out the real story. I would really like to know, and I am sure others might too... Hopefully.

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