Margaret Lyneis and the Pottery Traditions of Corn Creek and Ash Meadows in Southern Nevada

Summary

Margaret Lyneis examined pottery collected from surface and excavation contexts at two of southern Nevada’s desert oases, Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. These rich islands of springs and lush vegetation were occupied fairly continuously from the Early Archaic period, with farming practiced during the Formative and Post-Formative periods. Dr. Lyneis’ investigations demonstrated, for the first time, that pottery was made locally during the later periods, with temper for both gray and brown wares consisting of crushed rock obtained from adjacent mountains. This paper summarizes these studies and reflects on the implications of Dr. Lyneis’ research for understanding Nevada’s prehistory.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 20491