EMAP Lizard Terrace Pueblo (LA37727) - Unit 30, 1994

Author(s): Ola T. Evanitsky; Garth Hayden

Year: 1994

Summary

This report sets forth the findings of excavations at Unit 30, Site LA37727, resulting from the 1994 field season, June 18 to August 2. During its occupation, Unit 30 appears to have contained a post-Mimbres settlement. Site LA37727 was chosen for its potential ability to answer questions on Mimbres abandonment patterns. Theoretically, during periods of prolonged environmental and economical stress, large villages migrated to smaller settlements such as this one. Situated on a second terrace on the east slope of the Black Range Mountains, the site's location provided an ample vantage point for defensive purposes, while simultaneously remaining in close proximity to the natural resources of a spring-fed stream and prime game territory. Mostly grass-covered, the terrace's surface is also extremely rocky, providing sturdy building materials for the dwellings that could amply resist the extreme elements of wind and sun. Plant life is dominated by the hardy mesquite, yucca, and cholla.

Cite this Record

EMAP Lizard Terrace Pueblo (LA37727) - Unit 30, 1994. Ola T. Evanitsky, Garth Hayden. Unit Summaries - LA 37727 ,1994. 1994 ( tDAR id: 374854) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8VH5MJR

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Keywords

Culture
Mimbres • Mogollon

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Ground Stone • Macrobotanical • Mineral • Shell • Wood

Site Name
82NM040 • 82NM043 • Lizard Terrace - LA 37726_37727

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Animas Drainage • Eastern Mimbres • Palomas Drainage • Rio Grande Drainage • Seco Drainage • Southwest New Mexico

Temporal Keywords
Black Mountain Phase • Classic Mimbres Period • Early Mogollon Pithouse Period • Late Mogollon Pithouse Period • Mimbres Reorganization Phase

Spatial Coverage

min long: -107.429; min lat: 32.929 ; max long: -107.355; max lat: 32.979 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contributor(s): Ola T. Evanitsky; Garth Hayden

Principal Investigator(s): Michelle Hegmon; Margaret C. Nelson

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