Thirteenth-Century Villages and the Depopulation of the Northern San Juan Region by Pueblo Peoples

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Research, Education, and American Indian Partnerships at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The initial 40 years of research conducted by the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center included several excavation projects that focused on a primary stated research goal of the center: discover why Pueblo peoples completely and permanently vacated the northern San Juan region late in the thirteenth century. Excavations conducted at sites of numerous pueblos constructed and occupied during the final decades before depopulation yielded a plethora of data indicating that drought, subsistence stress, and interpueblo warfare were among stimuli associated with this historic and pivotal depopulation. In this paper, I review, synthesize, and contextualize results of this crucial research.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Research, Education, and American Indian Partnerships at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 35828.0