essay

Food selection at Galaz: inferences from chipped stone analysis

galaz ruin, by roger anyon and steven a. leblanc • Albuquerque • Published In 1984 • Pages: 225-239

By: Nelson, Margaret Cecile.

Abstract
Nelson uses the chipped stone assemblages to infer general shifts in subsistence patterns. 'The analysis of chipped stone from Galaz is oriented toward describing subsistence practices during the Late Pithouse and Classic Mimbres period occupation of the site. Food selection is viewed as a varying process that can be inferred from the form of chipped stone artifacts.' (page 225). 'From patterns of variation in the composition of chipped stone samples, I have concluded that the Late Pithouse and Classic Mimbres people exploited more plant food and hunted fewer large animals than either earlier or later populations. There are some inconsistencies in the patterning of the data; these probably result primarily from the fact that chipped stone data are an indirect measure of food selection.' (page 236).
Subjects
General tools
Diet
Collecting
Hunting and trapping
Lithic industries
Sociocultural trends
tradition
Mogollon
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2010
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
Early Pithouse -Cliff/Salado periods; 1700 BP-500 BP (AD 300- AD 1500)
Coverage Place
Mimbres Valley, New Mexico, United States
Notes
Margaret C. Nelson
LCCN
83027403
LCSH
Mimbres culture
Galaz Site (N.M.)