While the early Basketmakers were primarily hunters and gatherers, over time they lived in pithouse villages and began some limited horticulture. Pottery was not manufactured until later. After A.D. 700 the Anasazi are characterized as Puebloan, as they began building above-ground masonry dwellings or pueblos. As they evolved, the Anasazi developed improved farming methods, invented many tools and utensils, and developed elaborate architecture, ceramics, jewelry, and other crafts. By A.D. 1100 there was a great deal of population expansion un the uplands.
Agriculture becomes more established and the techniques more elaborate.
The architecture becomes more refined as do the crafts. The religious practices of the Anasazi became more elaborate and their social organization more complex. They also traded extensively with others such as the Hohokam and beyond. Anasazi culture reached its height after A.D. 1100, especially along the San Juan River and its tributaries. Those from the Kayenta branch occupied northeastern Arizona.