essay

Southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah settlement patterns: A.D. 1100 to 1300

prehistoric pueblo world, a.d. 1150-1350Tucson • Published In 1996 • Pages: 86-113

By: Varien, Mark, Lipe, William D., Adler, Michael A., Thompson, Ian, Bradley, Bruce A..

Abstract
In this article the authors examine settlement patterns in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah between AD 1100 and 1300. After a presentation of the analytical methods used by the authors, they examine settlement pattern cycles before AD 1100. Next they look south of the San Juan River to assess the impact of trends in the Chaco drainage on settlement patterns north of the river in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. A discussion then follows on changing settlement patterns - cycles of population dispersion and aggregation - beginning in AD 1150 and culminating in the abandonment of the region by AD 1300. The article concludes with a synthesis of recent research into the causes of that abandonment (p. 86).
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Settlement patterns
Population
Religious and educational structures
Public structures
Dwellings
Historical reconstruction
Community structure
Sociocultural trends
tradition
Early Anasazi
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2011
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1300-700 BP (AD 700-1300)
Coverage Place
Southwestern Colorado and Southeastern Utah, United States
Notes
Mark D. Varien, William D. Lipe, Ian M. Thompson, and Bruce A. Bradley
Based on a conference held at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez, Colo., from Mar. 28 to Apr. 1, 1990. It was organized by William Lipe and Stephen Lekson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-113)
LCCN
95032452
LCSH
Pueblo Indians--Antiquities--Congresses
Pueblo Indians--Land tenure--Congresses
Pueblo Indians--Social conditions--Congresses
Land settlement patterns--Southwest, New--Congresses
Demographic archaeology--Southwest, New--Congresses
Southwest, New--Antiquities--Congresses