Mitchell Springs Ruin Group
Summary
The Mitchell Springs Ruin Group is located just south of Cortez Colorado in the heart of Montezuma Valley. This community was occupied from Basketmaker times through around A.D. 1240 and is made up of around 75 small pueblos, small great houses, a great kiva, 10+ meter diameter court kiva, and a tri-wall structure. Field schools conducted from 1990-2004 resulted in two publications.
Cite this Record
Mitchell Springs Ruin Group. ( tDAR id: 379369) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8GQ7063
URL: https://www.fourcornersresearch.com/Mitchell-Springs.html
Keywords
Culture
Anasazi
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Ancestral Puebloan
Material
Basketry
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Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Dating Sample
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Fauna
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Fire Cracked Rock
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Glass
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Ground Stone
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Human Remains
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Macrobotanical
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Mineral
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Pollen
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Shell
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Textile
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Wood
Site Name
Mitchell Springs Ruin Group
Site Type
Ancient Communal / Public Structure
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Ancient Earthwork
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Ancient Structure
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Artifact Scatter
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Burial Mound
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Burial Pit
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Cemetery
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Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Domestic Structures
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Great House / Big House
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Hearth
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Kiva / Great Kiva
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Milling Bin
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Petroglyph
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Post Hole / Post Mold
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Refuse Pit
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resevoir, quarry
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Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features
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Rock Alignment
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Sheet Midden
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Storage Pit
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Town / City
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Trash Midden
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Architectural Documentation
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Architectural Survey
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Collections Research
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Data Recovery / Excavation
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Geophysical Survey
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Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
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Reconnaissance / Survey
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Records Search / Inventory Checking
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Remote Sensing
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Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
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Site Evaluation / Testing
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Site Stewardship Monitoring
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Systematic Survey
Temporal Keywords
Basketmaker III, Pueblo I, Pueblo II, Pueblo III
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 700 to 1240
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): David Dove
Source Collections
Peabody Museum Yale Complete collection available for study on-site
Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-2 of 2)
- Documents (2)