On the Shoulders of Giants: A History of Archaeological Research in the Mogollon

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Emerging Voices in Mogollon Archaeology" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Since its inception by Emil Haury during the height of the cultural-historical period of American archaeology, the idea of a Mogollon cultural tradition has exhibited considerable dynamism through time. The concept has since developed as a means to delineate a mountain highlands–based cultural tradition from that of the identified Hohokam and Ancestral Pueblo culture areas of the early twentieth century into an effective vehicle to highlight regional adaptations, trade and exchange networks, and various frontier transitions in the precontact Indigenous Southwest. In this paper, we provide a brief historical synthesis of archaeological research in the Mogollon area while arguing for an inherent dynamism in research there compared to adjacent cultural regions in the US Southwest. We then explore how external geopolitical and historical factors have shaped perception and possibilities in Mogollon archaeology to the present day.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Emerging Voices in Mogollon Archaeology   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39786.0