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On November 13, 2016, James R. Allison presented "The Fremont, Ancient Farmers of the Far Northern Southwest."
For about 1,000 years, ancient Fremont farmers lived across most of what is now Utah, growing maize and other cultigens as far north as the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake. Over the last century, Fremont archaeologists have at times emphasized connections with the Greater Southwest, and at other times de-emphasized them. The extent to which Fremont groups were influenced by the Southwest remains controversial, but recent research indicates that as the Chaco system expanded into the northern San Juan region, Fremont populations grew dramatically, and the nature of Fremont life was transformed.
On November 13, 2016, James R. Allison presented "The Fremont, Ancient Farmers of the Far Northern Southwest."
For about 1,000 years, ancient Fremont farmers lived across most of what is now Utah, growing maize and other cultigens as far north as the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake. Over the last century, Fremont archaeologists have at times emphasized connections with the Greater Southwest, and at other times de-emphasized them. The extent to which Fremont groups were influenced by the Southwest remains controversial, but recent research indicates that as the Chaco system expanded into the northern San Juan region, Fremont populations grew dramatically, and the nature of Fremont life was transformed.
