EMAP (2006) Agriculture, Mobility, and Human Impact in the Mimbres Region of the United States Southwest
Part of the EMAP - Reports project
Author(s): Michelle Hegmon; Margaret C. Nelson; Karen Schollmeyer; Michelle Elliott; Michael Diehl
Year: 2006
Summary
The relationships among land use, population, and environment are not simple. Larger populations impact the environment more than do smaller populations, and environmental marginality promotes greater impacts from human action. While these two statements may be correct at a broad scale, the relationships are not linear. We examine the relationships among these variables using data from eleventh- through thirteenth-century villages and hamlets of prehistoric subsistence agriculturalists from the Mimbres region of southwest New Mexico. Regardless of population size, we find that the richest areas received the greatest impact. We argue that human perception of environmental potential plays a role in the extent to which land-use strategies are sustainable.
Cite this Record
EMAP (2006) Agriculture, Mobility, and Human Impact in the Mimbres Region of the United States Southwest. Michelle Hegmon, Margaret C. Nelson, Karen Schollmeyer, Michelle Elliott, Michael Diehl. In Managing Archaeological Data and Databases: Essays in Honor of Sylvia W. Gaines. Pp. 107-121. Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University (ASU). 2006 ( tDAR id: 391562) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8NZ88HV
Keywords
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Dating Sample
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Fauna
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Ground Stone
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Macrobotanical
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Mineral
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Shell
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Wood
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
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Systematic Survey
Geographic Keywords
Animas Drainage
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Eastern Mimbres
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Palomas Drainage
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Rio Grande Drainage
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Seco Drainage
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Southwest New Mexico
Temporal Keywords
Black Mountain Phase
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Classic Mimbres Period
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Early Mogollon Pithouse Period
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Late Mogollon Pithouse Period
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Mimbres Reorganization Phase
Spatial Coverage
min long: -107.428; min lat: 32.927 ; max long: -107.356; max lat: 32.982 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Principal Investigator(s): Michelle Hegmon; Margaret C. Nelson
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