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The transition from the Preceramic to Ceramic period in the Mogollon Highlands of western New Mexico
Journal of field archaeology • 23 (3) • Published In 1996 • Pages: 335-359
By: Wills, W. H. (Wirt Henry).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Wills examined the earlier data from excavations at the SU site, the type site for the Pine Lawn phase, in conjunction with his more recent excavations at that site. Will shows that the earlier ceramic seriation by the Field Museum is probably inaccurate and should not be used to date sites. Wills describes and analyzes data from the pit houses, their associated artifacts and pits, and the burials; and compares these data to other sites to reassess the settlement pattern, the duration of occupation, the date of occupation, and when the Pine Lawn phase probably began. Wills feels the Pine Lawn phase should date to AD 450-AD 550 verses AD 200-AD 550. He examined the C14 dates and compares them to the dendrochronological dates. C14 dates on wood overestimate the age by 200 years most of the time as they are dating the age of the wood or woody plant and not when the wood was cut for use.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Dwellings
- Settlement patterns
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mogollon
- 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
- article
- 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
- 1987-1988
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1800 BP-1450 BP (AD 200-AD 550)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- SU site, New Mexico, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- W. H. Wills
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-359)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 75641025
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mogollon culture
- Indians of North America