Mogollon
[ moh-guh-yohn ]
/ ˌmoʊ gəˈyoʊn /
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noun
an extensive plateau or mesa in central Arizona; the southwestern margin of the Colorado Plateau.
a mountain range in W New Mexico.
adjective
Archaeology. of or relating to an Amerindian culture of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico 100 b.c.–a.d. 1000, characterized by pit houses also used for burials and a distinctive black-on-white pottery decorated with human and animal figures.
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