Macaws and Parrots of the Arizona Mountains

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Birds in Archaeology: New Approaches to Understanding the Diverse Roles of Birds in the Past" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

One of the highest concentrations of macaws and parrots in the US Southwest was recovered from four sites in the mountains of east-central Arizona: Grasshopper, Kinishba, Point of Pines, and Turkey Creek Pueblos. This study reexamines the evidence for acquisition, care, and discard of the birds between about AD 1250 and 1400. It provides updated numbers and contextual information based on examination of the original field notes and discovery of previously undocumented avifauna. Given the strong evidence for diverse cultural groups living within the four large pueblos, these assemblages offer an unusual opportunity to examine how beliefs regarding appropriate disposal practices created intrasite and intersite patterns.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
• Birds in Archaeology: New Approaches to Understanding the Diverse Roles of Birds in the Past

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Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 32128