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.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
Food quest
Diet
Processing of basic materials
Tools and appliances
Settlement patterns
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Middle-Late Desert Archaic
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2010
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1984-1989
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
older than 12,000–1100 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Jornada region, southern New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional 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
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--New Mexico--Antiquities
Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Chihuahua--Antiquities
Chihuahua (Mexico : State)--Antiquities
New Mexico--Antiquities