Prehistoric Copper Artifacts Found in the White Sands Missile Range

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Recent Research at Jornada Mogollon Sites in South-Central New Mexico" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Recent Office of Contract Archeology, University of New Mexico fieldwork on the White Sands Missile Range has resulted in the discovery of rare prehistoric copper artifacts. This preliminary investigation involved looking at several El Paso phase sites consisting of Jornada Mogollon adobe melt roomblock complexes using the latest metal detector technology available. This is the first formal metal detector investigation on El Paso phase Jornada Mogollon sites adding to the so far sporadic evidence that the Jornada Mogollon were exploiting copper artifacts in the southern Tularosa Basin. This paper will bring to light that the Jornada Mogollon culture was utilizing copper artifacts during the period of A.D. 1250 to A.D. 1450.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Recent Research at Jornada Mogollon Sites in South-Central New Mexico   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 23016