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This is an abstract from the "Ceramics and Archaeological Sciences 2024" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This presentation discusses the findings of a project investigating ceramic production in a hinterland of the Mimbres region, from a diachronic view across painted ware types. The Sapillo Creek Valley is a volcanic upland in southwestern New Mexico between the Mimbres and Gila River Valley culture-centers. The painted pottery recovered in 1995...
Obsidian Analysis in the Mojave Desert, California: Results, Cautions, and Comments (1988)
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The Palenque Pool Project: Sourcing the Sand from the Main Picota Pool (2015)
Many sites in the Maya Lowlands relied heavily on water storage features in order to sustain the annual dry season. However, in Palenque the opposite challenge was presented, as there was an abundance of perennial water flowing through the city. Palenque’s ancient name of Lakamha’ or Big Water was indicative of this issue. In response, there were intricate water management systems constructed in order to divert the water underground through aqueducts. In May of 2014, the Palenque Pool Project...
A Place to Pause: Investigations at the St. Mary Bridge Site (24GL203), Glacier County, Montana (2015)
Two field seasons of archaeological excavations along the banks of the St. Mary River in Glacier National Park, Montana have resulted in the recovery of artifacts ranging in age from late Paleoindian to historic times. In partnership with the National Park Service, archaeologists from the University of Arizona and tribal students, preliminarily interpret this site as an area for temporary winter encampments as well as a staging area for residentially mobile groups in the past. Staging areas are...
Where Did the Calico Artifacts Come From? (1987)
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