Rancho La Cueva: Agaves and Casas Grandes in a cliff dwelling
Author(s): Jupiter Martinez; Amanda Ríos
Year: 2017
Summary
La Cueva is a cliff dwelling built by the Casas Grandes people in the Sierra Madre Occidental in Sonora, México. It has been studied by the Sierra Alta de Sonora Archaeological Project with the aim of understanding the Subregional System on the mountains. So far, we have identified a protohistoric component and a prehistoric occupation from the Viejo and Medio Period (900-1450 A.D.). But the most relevant information is related with the mezcaleros knives, an industry well identified. At the site, we have evidence for the whole sequence of collecting, processing, and using agave. The presentation will describe this data.
Cite this Record
Rancho La Cueva: Agaves and Casas Grandes in a cliff dwelling. Jupiter Martinez, Amanda Ríos. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2017 ( tDAR id: 431612)
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Keywords
General
Casas Grandes
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Cliff Dwelling
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Northwest Mexico
Geographic Keywords
North America - Southwest
Spatial Coverage
min long: -115.532; min lat: 30.676 ; max long: -102.349; max lat: 42.033 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 14772