Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project (EMAP)
The Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project, co-directed by Drs. Margaret Nelson and Michelle Hegmon began in 1993, building upon earlier work by Nelson. EMAP focuses on the later (post-AD 1000) prehistory of the eastern Mimbres area, a portion of the Mimbres region in southwest New Mexico. In 1993 Nelson was at the State University of New York, Buffalo, and Hegmon was at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. In 1995 both moved to Arizona State University, where they and the project reside today. Earlier work by EMAP focused on the post-AD 1150 period, specifically what is now called the Reorganization phase [1150-early 1200s] of the Postclassic period. After 1998 the project focused on the Classic period (AD 1000-1130). Key research issues include the social and ecological dynamics of reorganization, residential mobility among farmers, environmental impact and sustainable farming practices, pottery production and exchange, and community organization. This collection includes all the excavation records from the project. The survey records are on file with the Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe, NM.
Site Name Keywords
Flying Fish - LA 37767 •
Mtn Lion Hamlet - LA37728 •
Phelps - LA 37691 •
Avilas Canyon (upper) - LA 45000 •
400 •
612 •
613 •
SJ - LA 45028 •
Pague Well - LA130191 •
Lizard Terrace - LA 37726_37727
Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
Other Keywords
Eastern Mimbres •
Palomas Drainage •
Seco Drainage •
Animas Drainage •
Southwest New Mexico •
Rio Grande Drainage
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan •
Systematic Survey
Material Types
Chipped Stone •
Ceramic •
Fauna •
Ground Stone •
Wood •
Dating Sample •
Macrobotanical •
Mineral •
Shell
Temporal Keywords
Classic Mimbres Period •
Early Mogollon Pithouse Period •
Late Mogollon Pithouse Period •
Postclassic Mimbres Period •
Mimbres Reorganization Phase •
Black Mountain Phase
Geographic Keywords
New Mexico (State / Territory) •
Sierra County (County) •
United States of America (Country) •
North America (Continent) •
US (ISO Country Code) •
Rio Grande Drainage •
Southwest New Mexico •
Palomas Drainage •
Seco Drainage •
Animas Drainage
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-21 of 21)
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- C14 Dating Results Database as of 2015 (2015)
- Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project faunal dataset (2006)
- EMAP - Reconstructable Vessels Dataset (2017)
- EMAP - Archeomagnetic Dating Dataset (2012)
- EMAP - AUD (2012)
- EMAP - C14 Database (2013)
- EMAP - Decorated Ceramics Dataset (2012)
- EMAP - Dendro Samples Datasets (2012)
- EMAP - Ground Stone and Grinding Stone (2012)
- EMAP - INAA Dataset (2013)
- EMAP - INAA Samples Datasets (2012)
- EMAP - LA3949 Compiled Undecorated Ceramic Counts (2017)
- EMAP - Lithic Flakes Dataset (2012)
- EMAP - Obsidian Flakes (2012)
- EMAP - Obsidian Hydration Dataset (2012)
- EMAP - Obsidian Inventory (2015)
- EMAP - Obsidian Inventory (2012)
- EMAP - Other Artifacts Dataset (2012)
- EMAP - Projectile Points (2012)
- EMAP - Undecorated Ceramics Dataset (2012)
- EMAP Obsidian Flake Database (2015)