Emerging Voices in Mogollon Archaeology

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Emerging Voices in Mogollon Archaeology" at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Mogollon subregion of the US Southwest / Mexican Northwest is situated in Southwest archaeological history as the least understood of the “Big Three” regional cultural traditions that were established while culture history was the dominant paradigm in American archaeology. This is partially credited to the Mogollon exhibiting less grandeur than its sister region to the north (Ancestral Puebloan) and less cultural resource management work conducted there compared to its sister region in the west (Hohokam), resulting in the Mogollon being further situated from the public and archaeological eye. The Mogollon region is arguably one of the most diverse of the three subregions, spanning from the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau to north-central Mexico, encompassing a broad range of environments and site types. Further research into the Mogollon across time would contribute to a better overall understanding of Southwest archaeology. This session seeks to expand on well-established scholarship in the Mogollon area by adding work from rising scholars using diverse methodologies to that of the established (and changing) narratives of the region. We hope that this symposium will encourage the further renewal of research and collaboration within the Mogollon area.