Book

Archaeology of the Mimbres region, Southwestern New Mexico, USA

ArchaeopressOxfordPublished In 2006 • Pages: xxii, 141

By: Lekson, Stephen H..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document is the published version of Stephen Lekson's 'Archaeological Synthesis of Southwestern New Mexico' manuscript that was written for the New Mexico State Historic Division as part of a state plan. The plan was never published, but as copies of the unpublished version were being circulated and cited, Lekson obtained permission to publish it through BAR. As a state plan its primary purpose was to guide archaeologists working in the state of New Mexico. It presents a culture history for the area, describes the environment, summarizes previous research including which lands have been surveyed and where excavations have occurred, presents research questions (In particular, Lekson is interested in long-distance interactions and sees Mogollon as 'Mimbres was an Anasazi life style built on a Hohokam infrastructure.' (page viii).), and directs future research. Lekson directs the reader to other major works on Mimbres archaeology that have been written since his 1992 draft. This document is particularly useful for its overview of the Mogollon in southwestern New Mexico.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
Diagnostic material attributes
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Reviews and critiques
Acculturation and culture contact
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
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
1800 BP-500 BP (AD 200-AD 1500)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
southwestern New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Stephen H. Lekson
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
2006386116
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mimbres culture
Excavations (Archaeology)--New Mexico--Mimbres River Valley Indians of North America--New Mexico--Mimbres River Valley--Antiquities
Mimbres River Valley (N.M.)--Antiquities