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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilman, Patricia A., author.

LeBlanc, Steven A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pueblo Indians--Antiquities.

Pueblo Indians.

Excavations (Archaeology)--New Mexico--Mattocks Site.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Mimbres culture--New Mexico--Mattocks Site.

Mimbres culture.

Mimbres pottery--New Mexico--Mattocks Site.

Mimbres pottery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (548 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tucson, Arizona : The University of Arizona Press, [2017]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Chapter 6. Mattocks Site Ceramics

Typology

Sherds

Whole and Partial Vessels

Compositional Analyses

Non-Mimbres Pottery

Worked Sherds

Chapter 7. Mattocks Site Burials

Previous Studies of Mimbres Burial Populations

The Mattocks Site Burial Data

Mattocks Site and Mimbres Valley Classic Period Burials

Chapter 8. Mattocks Site Unusual Artifacts

Palettes

Bone Tools

Pipes

Shell Artifacts

Turquoise, Stone, and Ceramic Jewelry

Copper Bells

Other Artifacts

Raw Materials

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [515]-522) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8165-3563-9

OCLC:

1242425236