Mimbres life and society : the Mattocks Site of southwestern New Mexico / / Patricia A. Gilman and Steven A. LeBlanc

• Autore: Gilman Patricia A.
• Pubblicazione: Tucson, Arizona : , : The University of Arizona Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (548 pages)
• Disciplina: 978.9/01
• Soggetto topico: Pueblo Indians - Antiquities; Excavations (Archaeology) - New Mexico - Mattocks Site; Mimbres culture - New Mexico - Mattocks Site; Mimbres pottery - New Mexico - Mattocks Site
• Persona (resp. second.): LeBlancSteven A.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [515]-522) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Mattocks Site, the Mimbres Region, and Early Pueblos in the North American Southwest -- Early Pueblos in the Mimbres Region -- History of Research and Pothunting at the Mattocks Site -- The Mimbres Foundation Research Program -- The Special Role of the Mattocks Site in Preservation and Public Education -- The Structure of This Volume -- Conclusions -- Chapter 1. Mattocks Site Chronology -- Mimbres Regional Chronology -- Mattocks Site Tree-Ring Dates -- Mattocks Site Archaeomagnetic Dates -- Mattocks Site Obsidian Dates -- Mattocks Site Ceramic Dates -- Temporally Diagnostic Hearth Shapes -- Best Dates for Mattocks Site Rooms and Excavation Units -- Chapter 2. Pit Structures at the Mattocks Site: Few and Mostly Classic -- Pit Structures in General -- Pit Structures Excavated by Nesbitt -- Pit Structures Excavated by the Mimbres Foundation -- Mimbres Foundation Pit Structure Descriptions -- The Pit Structure Periods at the Mattocks Site -- Classic Period Pit Structures -- Chapter 3. Pueblo Architecture at the Mattocks Site -- Pueblo Architecture in General -- Surface Rooms Excavated by Nesbitt -- Correspondence Between Nesbitt's and the Mimbres Foundation Excavations -- Surface Rooms Excavated by the Mimbres Foundation -- Chapter 4. Social Contexts of the Mattocks Site Room Blocks: A Summary and Discussion of the Architectural and Dating Patterns -- The Pit Structure to Pueblo Transition at the Mattocks Site -- Pueblo Room Blocks at the Mattocks Site -- Households and the Mattocks Site Room Blocks -- Chapter 5. Hunting, Gathering, Harvesting, and Preparing Food at the Mattocks Site. With a Contribution by Michael D. Cannon -- The Environmental Setting -- Faunal Remains from the Mattocks Site. ; Evidence for Human Impacts on Large Mammal Populations at the Mattocks and Other Mimbres Sites, by Michael D. Cannon -- Further Aspects of the Mattocks Site Faunal Remains -- Paleoethnobotanical Remains -- Pollen Studies -- Chipped Stone -- Ground Stone -- Conclusions -- Chapter 6. Mattocks Site Ceramics -- Typology -- Sherds -- Whole and Partial Vessels -- Compositional Analyses -- Non-Mimbres Pottery -- Worked Sherds -- Conclusions -- Chapter 7. Mattocks Site Burials -- Previous Studies of Mimbres Burial Populations -- The Mattocks Site Burial Data -- Mattocks Site and Mimbres Valley Classic Period Burials -- Conclusions -- Chapter 8. Mattocks Site Unusual Artifacts -- Palettes -- Bone Tools -- Pipes -- Shell Artifacts -- Turquoise, Stone, and Ceramic Jewelry -- Copper Bells -- Other Artifacts -- Raw Materials -- Conclusions -- Chapter 9. The Mattocks Site -- Dating the Mattocks Site and the Classic Period -- Nature of the Pit Structure Occupation -- The Transition from Pit Structures to Pueblos -- Nature of the Classic Period Occupation -- Importance of the Mattocks Site -- Appendices -- 1. Mattocks Site Tree-Ring Species and Dates -- 2. Mattocks Site Sherd Counts and Proportions -- 3. Mattocks Site Test Unit and Backhoe Trench Descriptions -- 4. Mattocks Site Obsidian Artifact Data -- 5. Mattocks Site Projectile Point Data -- 6. Stone Hoes from Nesbitt's and Mimbres Foundation Excavations -- 7. Mattocks Site Mano Data -- 8. Mattocks Site Metate Data -- 9. Mattocks Site Miscellaneous Ground Stone Data -- 10. Mattocks Site Axe and Maul Data -- 11. Whole and Partial Painted Vessels from Nesbitt's Excavations at the Mattocks Site -- 12. Whole and Reconstructible Unpainted Vessels from Nesbitt's Excavations at the Mattocks Site -- 13. Whole and Partial Painted Vessels from the Mimbres Foundation Excavations at the Mattocks Site. ; 14. Whole and Reconstructible Unpainted Vessels from the Mimbres Foundation Excavations at the Mattocks Site -- 15. Photographs of Mattocks Site Whole and Partial Vessels -- 16. Mattocks Site Worked Sherds -- 17. Burial Pit and Skeletal Data from Nesbitt's 1930 Excavation -- 18. Burial Artifacts from Nesbitt's 1930 Excavation -- 19. Burial Artifacts from Nesbitt's 1931 Excavation -- 20. Mimbres Foundation Burial Pit and Skeletal Data -- 21. Mimbres Foundation Burial Artifacts -- 22. Mimbres Foundation Non-burial Human Bone -- 23. Mattocks Site Palettes -- 24. Mattocks Site Bone Tools -- 25. Mattocks Site Pipes -- 26. Mattocks Site Shell Artifacts -- 27. Mattocks Site Turquoise, Stone, and Ceramic Jewelry -- 28. Mattocks Site Other Artifacts -- 29. Mattocks Site Raw Materials -- References Cited -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers a detailed account of the archaeological excavation of one of the last possible Mimbres Classic pueblos, including photography of the painted black-on-white pottery--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Mimbres life and society
• ISBN: 0-8165-3563-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826385303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II