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The origins of southwestern agricultureBook 1991 • Matson, R. G. (Richard Ghia)
Basketmaker • North America > Southwest and Basin
'This work is an investigation of the current status of [the author's] information and ideas about the beginnings of agriculture in the Southwest. The focus is upon the Basketmaker II culture, which represent the earliest widely recognized agricultur...Anomalous Basketmaker II sites on Cedar Mesaarticle 1994 • Matson, R. G. (Richard Ghia)
Basketmaker • North America > Southwest and Basin
Eight anomalous Basketmaker II sites were tested. These sites were considered anomalous because the sites are situated in locations where one might expect to find Archaic sites. The sites were confirmed to date to the Basketmaker II period but some o...Carbon and nitrogen isotopic evidence on Basketmaker II diet at cedar Mesa, Utaharticle 1994 • Chisholm, Brian & Matson, R. G. (Richard Ghia)
Basketmaker • North America > Southwest and Basin
Chisholm and Matson analyzed carbon and nitrogen isotope from bone gelatin from ten individuals to learn more about Basketmaker II diet. The data indicate that the Basketmaker II individuals ate a diet that was primarily from C-4 plants or C-4 eating...