Palomas Drainage (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Schollmeyer. Thanet Skoglund. Gail Bleakney. Ian Wheeler.

Site LA37781 was partially excavated in the summer of 2000 by the ASU Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project. The goal of this project was to collect data from Mimbres Classic Period habitation rooms to illuminate the occupational and abandonment history of such sites in the Eastern Mimbres area. The following report provides a summary of results of test excavations in Unit 30, a room located near the center of the site in Roomblock B, one of three roomblocks on the site. LA37781 is located on a...

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Unit 13 was a relatively small rectangular room (2.5 x 4.3 = 10.8 square meters) single story room in what was called the South Two-Story section of the Postclassic pueblo at Las Animas Village. Its size and the absence of a hearth suggest that Unit 13 served as a storage room. It was repeatedly remodeled, as indicated by three floor layers. No chronometric dates were obtained from this room.

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Unit 5 was a very well-preserved two-story room in the South Two-Story section of the Postclassic pueblo at Las Animas Village (3.5 x 4 = 14 square meters). It was built on top of a much earlier pithouse or pit feature. Unit 5 was part of a larger two-story construction, including Unit 8/15 to the north. When it was built, the first and second story rooms seem to have been very similar, both with hearths just east of center, both bisected by a row of roof support posts. After some use the...

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Unit 4 was a fairly well-preserved two-story room in the West Side section of the Postclassic pueblo at Las Animas Village. Other rooms to the south (Unit 5 and Units 8, 14,15) were also two story and had been filled in prehistorically so their second story floors were nearly intact. In contrast, Unit 4’s second story collapsed and only a portion of it was found, mostly in the southeast corner of the room. The lower, first-story floor of Unit 4 had been substantially remodeled. Two large roof...

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The Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project (EMAP), co-directed by Drs. Margaret Nelson and Michelle Hegmon began in 1990, 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 1982 Nelson was at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and in the early 1990s at the State University of New York, Buffalo, and Hegmon was at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. In 1995...

PROJECT Michelle Hegmon. Margaret Nelson.

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...

PROJECT Michelle Hegmon. Margaret C. Nelson.

Las Animas – Unit Summaries 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...

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EMAP Las Animas - Preliminary map of the Black Mountain Phase The Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project (EMAP), co-directed by Drs. Margaret Nelson and Michelle Hegmon began in 1990, 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 1982 Nelson was at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and in the early 1990s at the State University of New York, Buffalo, and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James L. Turner. Melinda Reed. Patty Fitzgerald.

The Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project (EMAP), co-directed by Drs. Margaret Nelson and Michelle Hegmon began in 1990, 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 1982 Nelson was at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and in the early 1990s at the State University of New York, Buffalo, and Hegmon was at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. In 1995...

PROJECT Margaret C. Nelson. Michelle Hegmon.

The Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project (EMAP), co-directed by Drs. Margaret Nelson and Michelle Hegmon began in 1990, 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 1982 Nelson was at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and in the early 1990s at the State University of New York, Buffalo, and Hegmon was at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. In 1995...

PROJECT Michelle Hegmon. Margaret C. Nelson.

EMAP Las Animas Village (LA3949) - Maps The Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project (EMAP), co-directed by Drs. Margaret Nelson and Michelle Hegmon began in 1990, 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 1982 Nelson was at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and in the early 1990s at the State University of New York, Buffalo, and Hegmon was at New...

IMAGE Michelle Hegmon.

Photographs of all reconstructable vessels from Las Animas Village (LA3949). 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...

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Maps are derived from field maps and published maps of the site.

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Maps are derived from field maps and published maps of the site.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Todd Agthe. Rebekah Bohnet.

Units 11 and 12 on the Las Animas site (LA 3949) are located next to each other on the extreme southeastern portion of the Black Mountain phase roomblocks. Unit eleven's eastern wall was readily apparent as a double course row of large river cobbles, while Unit 12 covered an area immediately to the northwest of Unit 11. Unit 11 contains two rooms while Unit 12 may only represent an area immediately outside of Unit eleven's two rooms as well as Unit 13.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Todd Agthe. Rebekah Bohnet. Jill Sessa.

Unit 13 is located on the Black Mountain phase of Las Animas Village. Las Animas Village consists of several room blocks of Classic Mimbres affiliation along with the later Black Mountain phase occupation. There is a tentative third occupation on top of portions of the Black Mountain Phase which is being referred to as Salado. The Las Animas site sits atop a one of a series of rocky benches overlooking the Animas drainage. A spring fed stream runs along portions of the benches drainage...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles W. Farnsworth. M. Hofmeier. B. Martinean. T. McBride.

This report summarizes the excavation and findings of Unit 15 at the Las Animas site (LA3949) located on the ladder ranch in Cabalo, New Mexico. Excavations were conducted during the 1995 summer field season from July 2 to August 6 by students from Suny @ Buffalo and NMSU under the direction of Dr. Margaret C. Nelson (UB) and Dr. Michelle Hegmon (NMSU). Data from this Unit contributes to the ongoing research of classic and post classic Mimbres occupation of the region.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Wesley Bernardini. Kate Stinger. Sky Wheeler.

Unit 16 is the southernmost unit excavated at Las Animas Village during the 1995 field season, located approximately 35 meters south of the Black Mountain Phase plaza area. The unit lies on a narrow finger of the mesa top, and the downward sloping ground surfaces to the east, south and west create channels for water and erosion. This area of the Black Mountain Phase pueblo has been explored in previous field seasons: Units 10 and 15 lie immediately to the north of Unit 16, Unit 5 lies adjacent...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Wesley Bernardini. Kate Stinger. Sky Wheeler.

Unit 16 is the southernmost unit excavated at Las Animas Village during the 1995 field season, located approximately 35 meters south of the Black Mountain Phase plaza area. The unit lies on a narrow finger of the mesa top, and the downward sloping ground surfaces to the east, south and west create channels for water and erosion. This area of the Black Mountain Phase pueblo has been explored in previous field seasons: Units 10 and 15 lie immediately to the north of Unit 16, Unit 5 lies adjacent...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Susan Ruth. Garth Hayden.

This paper summarizes the findings from excavation of Unit 200 from site LA3949 (previously 93NM1000) located on the Ladder Ranch in Sierra County, New Mexico. Excavation of this unit was initiated in June 1994 and completed in August 1994. The site excavations at LA3949 were conducted by students enrolled in an archaeological field school accredited by University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY) and New Mexico State University (NMSU) as part of the ongoing Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jill Heilman. Chris Kreb. Gavin McCullough. Devin White.

This report summarizes the 1997 excavation of unit 30. Included are summaries of the excavation strategy used and the depositional history of unit 30. Also included is the excavators' interpretation of how the gathered data relate to the research design. The research design as it pertains to Black Mountain Phase occupation consists of documenting the chronology of large villages and understanding the sites' participation in land use patterns and in regional interaction networks.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Destiny Crider. Crystal Corwin. Virginie Lemieux. Darrin Scane.

During the summer field season of 1997, staff from the Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project (EMAP), under the direction of Dr. Michelle A. Hegmon and Dr. Margaret C. Nelson (Arizona State University) continued excavations at LA3949 (Las Animas Village). The 1997 field crew included EMAP staff from Arizona State University, and students enrolled in the ASU summer archaeological field school. This report provides a summary of excavation strategy for Excavation Unit 31, interpretation of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Todd Agthe. Jennifer Dieudonne. John Feil. Jennifer Searle.

This unit summary documents the excavation of one room, referred to as Unit 4, during the summer months of June, July, and August at Site 93NM1000 on the Ladder Ranch. Excavation of this unit was conducted by Todd Agthe (B.A. Anthropology, New Mexico State University) with the help of fellow staff members and New Mexico State University Field School students. The excavation was supervised by Michael Diehl (University at Buffalo).

DOCUMENT Full-Text Cooper Gilbert. Karel Malloy. Jane Sinclair. Judi Lettman. Mary Anne Schultz.

Site LA3949 is located on a mesa top, a first bench, overlooking the Las Animas drainage. A smaller creek-bed running approximately north-south lies along the north and east of the site. The Las Animas drainage is considered to have been a perennial water source at the time of prehistoric inhabitable. Currently, the creek-bed often holds some water, at least in parts of the bed.

DOCUMENT Full-Text David D. Smart.

The 1993 field season (end of June through mid August) was spent mitigating sites on the Ladder Ranch in Caballo, New Mexico. The season, with funding from the Turner foundation, and direction from Dr. Margaret Nelson (SUNY Buffalo) and Dr. Michelle Hegmon (NMSU), was spent excavating two sites on the ranch. The Palomas site (LA37691) and the Las Animas site were both excavated. This unit summary will summarize the excavation of a single pueblo room, Unit 50, on the Las Animas site (93NM1000)...