book chapter

Mimbres mogollon archaeology: Charles C. Di Peso's excavations at Wind Mountain

Amerind Foundation ; University of New Mexico Press (10)Published In 1996 • Pages: xx, 463

By: Woosley, Anne I., McIntyre, Allan J..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The Wind Mountain site was Charles Di Peso's last archaeological project. With the analysis of his material largely unfinished at the time of his death, this document represents the cooperative effort of its authors and contributors to bring Di Peso's work on an Upper Gila Mimbres Mogollon settlement to fruition (p.1). This work is divided into two parts, part 1 provides the historical and physical context for the site, followed by the chronology of Wind Mountain which is then compared with regional Mogollon temporal frameworks for correlations and divergences. Part 1 concludes with a study of Wind Mountain architecture. Part 2 presents a detailed description of each architectural structure discussed previously; its internal stratigraphy, and associated features. This is followed by a short discussion of Di Peso's approach to classification schemes. And their application to the lithic assemblage found at the site, as well as to house, hearth types, and socioreligious objects. The final sections of part 2 deals with the Wind Mountain burial of the dead, animal burials, the work concluding with closing thoughts on the site itself and perspectives on Mogollon prehistory.
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
book chapter
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 2010
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1977-1979
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
2000 BP-600 BP (AD1-AD 1400)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Early Mogollon Period, Wind Mountain Site, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Anne I. Woosley and Allan J. McIntyre
Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-454) and index
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
95004395
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mimbres culture--Gila River Region (N.M. and Ariz.)
Indians of North America--Commerce--Gila River Region (N.M. and Ariz.)
Indians of North America--Gila River Region (N.M. and Ariz.)--Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)--Gila River Region (N.M. and Ariz.)
Wind Mountain Site (N.M.)
Gila River Region (N.M. and Ariz.)--Antiquities