Virgin Branch Puebloan Adaptations on the Colorado Plateau: Recent Excavations at Granary House (AZ A:14:46)

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The upper reaches of the Virgin Branch Puebloan region—particularly, the western Colorado Plateau—has largely remained understudied, partly resulting from difficulties accessing many areas yielding cultural activity. While the majority of data collection has been amassed through surveys, excavations on the western Colorado Plateau have significantly broadened the archaeological record within this zone of the Virgin region. In particular, recent excavations—undertaken by the Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas—have contributed to a greater understanding of adaptation strategies, subsistence, and chronology within late prehistory. Framed by excavation data from Granary House (AZ A:14:46), this paper presents preliminary findings regarding the Virgin Branch Puebloan occupation of a hamlet site on the southern portion of the Shivwits Plateau. On the basis of collected flotation and various artifact data (lithics, ceramics, and ground stone)—and coupled with chronometric data—inferences and implications are presented regarding occupational strategies and regional interactions within this remote portion of the North American Southwest.

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• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
• SAA 2021: General Sessions

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Abstract Id(s): 32292