Tijeras Geology Report

Author(s): Emma Britton

Year: 2010

Summary

Tijeras Pueblo (LA 581) is a Late Precontact, or Pueblo IV period (1275-1400), archaeological site located within the modern village of Tijeras, situated in Tijeras Canyon. Tijeras Canyon is a route that has been used both historically and prehistorically as a passageway between eastern New Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley. This field-based geologic resource survey was completed in conjunction with lab analyses of ceramics housed at the Maxwell Museum, University of New Mexico. These ceramics were collected during excavations at Tijeras Pueblo completed during the 1970s. The two joined studies were meant to better the understanding of human ceramic traditions at Tijeras Pueblo.

Cite this Record

Tijeras Geology Report. Emma Britton. 2010 ( tDAR id: 458500) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8458500

Keywords

Culture
Ancestral Puebloan • RIO GRANDE PUEBLO

Material
Clay • Mineral • Temper

Site Name
Tijeras Pueblo/LA581

Site Type
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features

Investigation Types
Environment Research

General
Ceramic Resource Survey

Geographic Keywords
Albuquerque Basin • American Southwest • Middle Rio Grande Valley • New Mexico

Temporal Keywords
Early Classic • Late Coalition • Pueblo IV

Spatial Coverage

min long: -106.459; min lat: 35.04 ; max long: -106.346; max lat: 35.139 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contributor(s): Emma Britton

File Information

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Report of a geologic survey to access the availability of ceramic resources in the vicinity of the site of Tijeras Pueblo (LA 581).