essay

Reconstruction of the way of life in excavated Jornada sites

preliminary investigations of the archaic in the region of las cruces, new mexico (9) • Published In 1993 • Pages: 333-390

By: MacNeish, Richard S., Wilner, Peggy.

Abstract
MacNeish and Wilner, using the data Dawson generated in his experimental work, determine how the stone tools from the various sites were used. This information, along with the rest of the data, is used to reconstruct the way of life for the sequential occupations at Todsen Cave, Tornillo Shelter, and North Mesa site. This includes diet, tool types and the uses the tools were put to, and the types of activities that occurred at the sites. The authors also describe what time of year the sites were used to help determine the seasonal round and the settlement pattern. This document was not marked for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes for the phases that are younger than the Mesilla phase or any data after 1100 BP (AD 900).
Subjects
Culture summary
Food quest
Diet
Processing of basic materials
Tools and appliances
Settlement patterns
tradition
Middle-Late Desert Archaic
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2010
Field Date
1984-1989
Coverage Date
older than 12,000–1100 BP
Coverage Place
Jornada region, southern New Mexico, United States
Notes
R. S. MacNeish and Peggy Wilner
'Publication of this report was supported by funding from the Legacy Resource Management Program of the Department of Defense'
For bibliographical references see document 7: MacNeish
LCSH
Indians of North America--New Mexico--Antiquities
Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Chihuahua--Antiquities
Chihuahua (Mexico : State)--Antiquities
New Mexico--Antiquities