The Jewelry of Tijeras Pueblo

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, and Public Education at Tijeras Pueblo, New Mexico" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Beads, pendants, and other items of personal adornment were recovered during excavations at Tijeras Pueblo in 1948, 1968, the 1970s, and 1986, and are stored at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology in Albuquerque and the Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe. Shells from the Gulf of California, turquoise, and items resembling Mesoamerican designs indicate trade and the spread of design ideas. The locations of jewelry artifacts within the site were examined for possible differences in ornament use within the site. Comparisons with Arroyo Hondo, Coconito, Gran Quivira, Paa-ko, Pecos, Tonque, and Pottery Mound allow more general statements of ornament use in Classic period Rio Grande culture.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)   •
• Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, and Public Education at Tijeras Pueblo, New Mexico

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Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 23092