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Excavation of Pintada rockshelter on McGregor firing range in New Mexico, by Richard S. MacNeish • (12) • Published In 1998 • Pages: 189-216

By: MacNeish, Richard S..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

MacNeish compares other Archaic sites in the Jornada and in the Southwest and northern Mexico. He summarizes what is known about the various archaeological traditions in these regions and touches upon their similarities and differences. He is particularly interested in how corn arrived in the United States and where and when it was first grown.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Culture summary

Cultural participation

Cereal agriculture

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

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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

1990-1993

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

8500–1200 BP (6500 BC–AD 800)

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, United States; Chihuahua, Mexico

NotesAdditional notes

by R. S. MacNeish

For bibliographical references see document 1: MacNeish

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Indians of North America--Antiquities