Ceramics and Social Identity at RAR-2: A Pueblo III period site near Winslow, Arizona.

Summary

RAR-2 is a small Pueblo III period site located on private land outside of Winslow, Arizona. Excavations in 2011-12 by the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Arizona Field School at Rock Art Ranch have revealed the production of local utility ware, Rock Art Ranch utility ware, in addition to a variety of imported, non-local utility wares, including Tusayan Gray ware, Mogollon Brown ware, and Puerco Valley utility ware. This study analyses the technological style of the locally produced corrugated utility ware to explore the diversity of social identity within the local community. The technological style of imported corrugated utility wares will also be analyzed; correlation between the locally produced pottery may indicate the origins of extraregional trade connections of the inhabitants of RAR-2. This study will provide insight into larger demographic and migratory patterns within the broader cultural landscape.

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This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)   •
• Homol'ovi: A Gathering Place

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