MPLP (2005) - Pithouse Period Occupations in the Eastern Mimbres Area: A Pilot Study on the A-Spear and Ladder Ranches

Author(s): Steve Swanson; Karen Schollmeyer

Year: 2005

Summary

In summer 2005 the authors conducted a pilot study focused on gaining a better understanding of the intensity and duration of prehistoric occupation during the Pithouse Periods (A.D. 200-1000) in the eastern Mimbres area. Previous surveys identified a number of locations as pithouse sites or potential pithouse sites, but comparatively little data has been collected regarding site sizes or temporal periods represented at these locations. This information is critical for understanding ecological and social processes affecting subsequent Classic Mimbres and Reorganization Phase occupation and land use in the eastern Mimbres, as well as for comparing occupations in the area with other branches of the northern Mogollon culture.

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MPLP (2005) - Pithouse Period Occupations in the Eastern Mimbres Area: A Pilot Study on the A-Spear and Ladder Ranches. Steve Swanson, Karen Schollmeyer. 2005 ( tDAR id: 445711) ; doi:10.6067/XCV86T0QHZ

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Keywords

Culture
Mimbres • Mogollon

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Ground Stone • Macrobotanical • Mineral • Pollen • Shell • Wood

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Eastern Mimbres • Palomas Drainage • Southwest New Mexico

Temporal Keywords
Mimbres Pithouse Period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 2007 to 2013 (Field Seasons)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -107.41; min lat: 33.066 ; max long: -107.312; max lat: 33.133 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Andrea Torvinen

Principal Investigator(s): Margaret Nelson; Michelle Hegmon; Karen Schollmeyer

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