Perishable Insights into the Cultural Boundaries of Basketmaker II: Collections Research from the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Transcending Modern Boundaries: Recent Investigations of Cultural Landscapes in Southeastern Utah" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Recent research by the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project has documented more than 1500 textiles, baskets, wood, hide, and feather artifacts dating to the Basketmaker II period in southeastern Utah. Using data derived from sandals and other clothing articles, decorated baskets, human hair artifacts, hunting paraphernalia, and other perishable industries, we explore variability as well as shared attributes in Basketmaker II social, subsistence, ritual, and mortuary practices. Our study area includes the Colorado River on the west to the Abajo Mountains on the east, and surrounding areas in between. This important documentation of large and diverse perishable collections generates a more nuanced understanding of the Basketmaker II cultural landscape of the Four Corners region.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Transcending Modern Boundaries: Recent Investigations of Cultural Landscapes in Southeastern Utah   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 23210