Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Sapillo Creek Valley, Gila National Forest, New Mexico
Summary
The Sapillo Valley Survey Project was undertaken in 1993 by Robert Stokes as a M.A. thesis project. The valley was 20 percent sample surveyed using 320 m wide transects that crossed the valley from high landform to high landform, thus ensuring that a variety of landforms would be sampled. The survey resulted in recording 62 sites ranging from Late Archaic/Early Pithouse sites to Late Pithouse villages to Classic Mimbres pueblos and fieldhouses. The sites included many large ceremonial structures (kivas) and one small cliff dwelling in the lower canyon. The results demonstrate that the Sapillo Valley was lightly used until ca. the Three Circle phase (A.D. 750-800) and Classic period (A.D. 1000-1150) when the size of villages and frequency increased dramatically. The valley was largely abandoned at the end of the Classic period.
Cite this Record
Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Sapillo Creek Valley, Gila National Forest, New Mexico. Robert Stokes. Masters Thesis. Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, Anthropology. 1995 ( tDAR id: 380651) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8CZ36SR
Keywords
Culture
Mogollon
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
Site Name
Mimbres pithouse sites
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Mimbres pueblo sites
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Non-Domestic Structures
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Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Environment Research
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Systematic Survey
General
Architectural Materials
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Mimbres pottery
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Projectile Points
Temporal Keywords
Classic Mimbres Period
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Early Pithouse Period
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Late Pithouse period
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Prehistoric
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 200 to 1150 (Mimbres Mogollon sequence)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -109.248; min lat: 32.176 ; max long: -107.666; max lat: 33.358 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Robert Stokes
Landowner(s): Gila National Forest
Submitted To(s): Eastern New Mexico University
Notes
General Note: The thesis document contained in this project has had its site specific location and map data redacted. Please contact the project owner if this information is required.
File Information
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| rstokes_thesis_title_pages_and_toc.pdf | 90.92kb | Dec 29, 2012 8:17:11 PM | Public | ||
| rstokes_thesis_reformatted_and_redacted.pdf | 5.15mb | Dec 29, 2012 8:17:13 PM | Public |