essay

Archaic period land use in the Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

preliminary investigations of the archaic in the region of las cruces, new mexico (9)Published In 1993 • Pages: 48-67

By: Anderson, Sally.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Anderson describes the environment of the southern Tularosa Basin including the geography, flora, fauna, and climate. She discusses the land use of the area based on the findings of Carmichael's intensive surface survey data of Maneuver Area 3-8 and also includes several nearby excavated Archaic sites from a range of ecological areas in her data. The intensive surface survey found 174 nonceramic sites that could be typologically dated to the Archaic. Anderson presents trends in land use and settlement patterns for the Gardener Springs through the Hueco phases.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Land use
Settlement patterns
Flora
Fauna
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
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
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
8000–1700 BP (6000 BC–AD 300)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Maneuver Area 3-8, southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Sally Anderson
'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