Plainware Ceramics from the Surface of the 76 Draw Site, Luna Country, New Mexico

Summary

The 76 Draw archaeological site (LA 156980) is located in southwestern New Mexico. This Medio period (A.D. 1200-1400) site is situated within the northern edge of the Casas Grandes interaction sphere just south of Deming, New Mexico. It includes the remains of pueblo-like adobe structures overlain with a scatter of thousands of artifacts including lithic and mixed ceramics. In the summer of 2013, the University of Missouri and University of North Florida surface sampled the site. One purpose of this sampling was to assess the cultural connections between the Casas Grandes, Salado, Black Mountain, and El Paso Phase, Jornada in the Animas region. In this paper we report our analysis of the plainware ceramics retrieved from the site. We explore four questions. First, to what extent do the 76 Draw Plainware ceramics conform to the original Di Peso type descriptions for Casas Grandes plainwares. Second we assess whether or not plainware ceramics provide meaningful information about the regional connections of those living at the site. Third, our data allows us to investigate how plainwares were used at the site. Fourth, and finally, we assess whether or not the plainware ceramics provide clues to the chronological placement of the site’s occupation.

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This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Moving Forward in Casas Grandes Archaeology   •
• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

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