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Native American lithic procurement along the international border in the boot heel region of southwestern New Mexico |
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K. E. Zeigler, P. Hogan, C. Hughes, A. Kurota |
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Englisch
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1869-9510
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In: Solid Earth ; 2, no. 1 ; Nr. 2, no. 1 (2011-06-14), S.75-93 |
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250000454
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/se-2-75-2011.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Multidisciplinary field projects can be very useful to a more fundamental understanding
of the world around us, though these projects are not as common as they should be.
In particular, the combination of archeology and geology combines our understanding of
human behavior and human use of the landscape with an intimate knowledge of geologic
processes and the materials available for human use in order to gain a broader understanding
of human-Earth interaction. Here we present data from a cross-disciplinary project that uses
a common dataset, archeological artifacts, to explore the anthropological and geologic
implications of useage patterns. Archeological excavations and surveys conducted by the Office
of Contract Archeology in 2007 along the route of the proposed international border fence reveal
patterns of use of geologic materials by Archaic, Formative and Protohistoric Native Americans
in the Boot Heel of southwestern New Mexico. Thousands of artifacts were recorded in multiple
sites from Guadalupe Pass in the southern Peloncillo Mountains to the Carrizalillo Hills west
of Columbus. We identified the lithologies of artifacts, ranging from projectile points to
groundstones, and then constructed material movement maps based on either known procurement
sites ("quarries") or outcrops identified as the closest source to a given site for each
lithology. Not unexpectedly, the majority of the rock types utilized by native peoples
are local siliceous volcanic materials. However, several artifacts constructed from obsidian
were transported into the region from northern Mexico and eastern Arizona, indicating
long-distance travel and/or trade routes. We also examine useage pattern difference between
Archaic, Formative and Protohistoric sites. Additionally, a dramatic change in distribution
of sources for geologic materials occurs between one pre-Spanish site and one post-Spanish
site that are adjacent to one another. |
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