EMAP - C14 datasets

Summary

The Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project (EMAP), co-directed by Drs. Margaret Nelson and Michelle Hegmon began in 1990, building upon earlier work by Nelson. EMAP focuses on the later (post-AD 1000) prehistory of the eastern Mimbres area, a portion of the Mimbres region in southwest New Mexico. In 1982 Nelson was at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and in the early 1990s at the State University of New York, Buffalo, and Hegmon was at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. In 1995 both moved to Arizona State University, where they and the project reside today. Earlier work by EMAP focused on the post-AD 1150 period, specifically what is now called the Reorganization phase [1150-early 1200s] of the Postclassic period. After 1998 the project focused on the Classic period (AD 1000-1130). Key research issues include the social and ecological dynamics of reorganization, residential mobility among farmers, environmental impact and sustainable farming practices, pottery production and exchange, and community organization.

Some samples were discarded subsequent to cataloging. For a detailed discussion of procedures and analysis see:

Margaret, Nelson. Chapter 3. Mimbres During the 12th Century: Abandonment, Continuity, and Reorganization. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1999.

M. Nelson and M. Hegmon. Abandonment Is Not As It Seems: An Approach to the Relationship Between Site and Regional Abandonment. American Antiquity 66 (2): 213-235, 2001.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• EMAP - Datasets

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Principal Investigator(s): Margaret C. Nelson; Michelle Hegmon