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 •
Pague Well - LA130191 •
Lizard Terrace - LA 37726_37727 •
Anderson Village - LA37690 •
Phelps - LA 37691 •
Las Animas Village - LA3949 •
Buckaroo - LA70259 •
Lee - LA70258 •
Mtn Lion Hamlet - LA37728 •
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Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Settlements •
Domestic Structures •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
Other Keywords
Eastern Mimbres •
Palomas Drainage •
Seco Drainage •
Animas Drainage •
Southwest New Mexico •
Rio Grande Drainage
Investigation Types
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan •
Systematic Survey •
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Records Search / Inventory Checking
Material Types
Chipped Stone •
Ceramic •
Fauna •
Ground Stone •
Dating Sample •
Macrobotanical •
Mineral •
Shell •
Wood •
Metal
Temporal Keywords
Early Mogollon Pithouse Period •
Late Mogollon Pithouse Period •
Mimbres Reorganization Phase •
Black Mountain Phase •
Classic Mimbres Period •
Postclassic Mimbres Period •
Classic Mimbres Paper
Geographic Keywords
New Mexico (State / Territory) •
Sierra County (County) •
United States of America (Country) •
North America (Continent) •
Palomas Drainage •
Seco Drainage •
Animas Drainage •
Southwest New Mexico •
Rio Grande Drainage •
Eastern Mimbres