{"title":"Zinapécuaro, Michoacán, Méxican Obsidian Artifacts at Piedras Marcadas Pueblo’s Sixteenth Century Battlefield (LA 290), Middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico","authors":"M. Shackley","doi":"10.1080/00231940.2022.2159689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00231940.2022.2159689","url":null,"abstract":"Direct evidence of the presence of the Mexican indigenous soldiers that accompanied the Coronado entrada into what is now the United States has remained invisible. Dolan and Shackley's recent examination of the presence of four obsidian blades produced from obsidian sources in the Sierra de Pachuca in Hidalgo state of Mexico, was the first intensive examination of artifacts that could directly signal the presence of Mexican indigenous soldiers north of Mexico, although only two had adequate provenience. Since then, three obsidian artifacts, produced from the Zinapécuaro obsidian source from Michoacán state of México were recovered and determined to be from that source by XRF at Piedras Marcadas Pueblo in the Middle Rio Grande valley in Albuquerque, New Mexico, besieged by Coronado and his soldiers in the winter of AD 1540–1541. This is the best direct evidence of artifacts transported by the “indios amigos” to the Middle Rio Grande valley.","PeriodicalId":44778,"journal":{"name":"Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History","volume":"89 1","pages":"192 - 207"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43956856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew T. Boulanger, Michael Adler, J. Boyer, M. Henderson
{"title":"‘Our Work Will Continue’: Geochemical Sourcing by XRF of Obsidian in the Collections of Helen Greene Blumenschein","authors":"Matthew T. Boulanger, Michael Adler, J. Boyer, M. Henderson","doi":"10.1080/00231940.2022.2150811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00231940.2022.2150811","url":null,"abstract":"Analysis of artifacts collected by the late Helen G. Blumenschein (HGB) provides a region-wide database for obsidian use between the Middle – Late Archaic and the Talpa phase in the Taos area of northern New Mexico, approximately 3000 B.C.E. to 1300 C.E. Using GIS to associate these artifacts with site locations from HGB’s records and the current site files maintained by the State of New Mexico allows us to verify locations of HGB’s work and to associate these artifacts with documented archaeological sites. However, many of HGB’s collection localities are not presently recorded in official site records, meaning that a significant amount of data can still be recovered from these 50+ year old documents. Results of our obsidian sourcing suggest that El Rechuelos obsidian accounts for nearly two-thirds of obsidian use between the Archaic and the Talpa phase, indicating a consistent lithic-source preference by Taos-area residents over several millennia.","PeriodicalId":44778,"journal":{"name":"Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History","volume":"89 1","pages":"51 - 77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41860315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Potter Gestures and Work Direction in Southwest Ceramics with Exposed Coiling and Corrugation","authors":"Genevieve Woodhead","doi":"10.1080/00231940.2023.2165854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00231940.2023.2165854","url":null,"abstract":"Corrugated vessels are ubiquitous throughout the US Southwest, and yet their research potential is often overlooked. This paper quantifies how much uniformity or variability goes into the process of manufacturing these objects. The paper focuses on the fundamental, early-stage technological choice of coiling direction. Does coiling direction determine other attributes visible on ceramic vessel bodies, specifically indentation angle? To answer this question, I closely examine whole and majority-intact ceramic vessels. The sample comprises 255 vessels with exposed coiling or corrugation. The goals of the study are twofold: 1) to resolve whether indentation angles on corrugated sherds are a good proxy for coiling direction, and 2) to define the distributional patterns of coiling direction across the Ancestral Pueblo and Mogollon regions of the Southwest. Results indicate 1) indentation angle is associated with coiling direction, but perhaps not closely enough to make indentation angle a wholly reliable proxy for coiling direction; and 2) coiling direction is nearly uniformly counterclockwise with clinal variation at the southern and northern bounds of the US Southwest and a temporal trend toward clockwise coiling.","PeriodicalId":44778,"journal":{"name":"Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History","volume":"89 1","pages":"1 - 25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44022456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Basketmaker II S-shaped Grooved Stick from Central Eastern Utah","authors":"Phil R. Geib","doi":"10.1080/00231940.2022.2127547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00231940.2022.2127547","url":null,"abstract":"A recent archaeological survey disclosed a whole, S-shaped “grooved club” similar to examples from Basketmaker II contexts of the Four-Corners. It represents the farthest north example of this artifact type in the Southwest, occurring outside the traditional area of western Basketmaker II occupation. Artifacts like this were once thought to be a characteristic Basketmaker II trait of the Four Corners, but examples come from sites distributed throughout the Southwest and beyond and from temporal intervals well before and after Basketmaker II. A study of the new find promised to shed some additional light on this enigmatic artifact class by expanding the geographic range of known occurrences, providing an additional radiocarbon age estimate, and perhaps revealing new or corroborative information about use. This paper covers these aspects and more. Un estudio arqueológico reciente reveló un “mazo ranurado” completo en forma de S similar a los ejemplos de los contextos de Basketmaker II de las Cuatro Esquinas. Representa el ejemplo más al norte de este tipo de artefacto en el suroeste, que se encuentra fuera del área tradicional de ocupación occidental de Basketmaker II. Alguna vez se pensó que artefactos como este eran un rasgo característico de Basketmaker II de Four Corners, pero los ejemplos provienen de sitios distribuidos por todo el suroeste y más allá y de intervalos temporales mucho antes y después de Basketmaker II. El estudio del nuevo hallazgo prometió arrojar algo de luz adicional sobre esta enigmática clase de artefactos al expandir el rango geográfico de ocurrencias conocidas, proporcionar una estimación adicional de la edad del radiocarbono y quizás revelar información nueva o corroborativa sobre el uso. Este documento cubre estos aspectos y más.","PeriodicalId":44778,"journal":{"name":"Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History","volume":"89 1","pages":"91 - 115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43726469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"To the Corner of the Province: The 1780 Ugarte-Rocha Sonoran Reconnaissance and Implications for Environmental & Cultural Change","authors":"David Hill Reynolds","doi":"10.1080/00231940.2022.2139061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00231940.2022.2139061","url":null,"abstract":"that illustrate the determination of these women in unsettling situations. One of the main things that struck me as I was reading this was the lack of bitterness or anger at the situations these women faced. They were sometimes harrowing and often frustrating, yet, they are conveyed as issues that had to be dealt with and ultimately were. It is that degree of acceptance of the challenge to succeed despite the obstacles that stood in the way that represents one of the biggest impacts of this book. The resilience of these women is truly outstanding. I think that this book will be of significant interest to graduate students, Great Basin archaeologists, and other archaeologists who have experienced challenges in reaching their career goals These are important lessons for any reader. I also hope that everyone who reads it can learn about the impact of mentorship and the value that it has reaped.","PeriodicalId":44778,"journal":{"name":"Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History","volume":"88 1","pages":"524 - 526"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48567995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Bonito Factor: How Unique Was Pueblo Bonito?","authors":"W. Bernardini, G. Schachner","doi":"10.1080/00231940.2022.2123890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00231940.2022.2123890","url":null,"abstract":"Pueblo Bonito is the largest and most centrally located great house in Chaco Canyon. One of its most striking attributes is its abundance of “exceptional deposits” of rare and unusual objects. It is unclear, however, whether Pueblo Bonito's assemblage reflects its unique status in the Chaco world or whether it is a product of sampling bias. To answer this question, we use binomial probabilities to interpret the significance of both finding, and of failing to find, exceptional deposits in other great houses. Our analysis suggests that excavated great houses can be grouped into three categories with respect to exceptional deposits: those that likely contain frequencies comparable to Pueblo Bonito; those with frequencies substantially less than Pueblo Bonito; and those that have been insufficiently sampled to make strong inferences. Variation and uncertainty in the presence of exceptional deposits have important implications for interpreting great house functions and Chacoan sociopolitical organization.","PeriodicalId":44778,"journal":{"name":"Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History","volume":"88 1","pages":"375 - 407"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45120052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"With Grit and Determination: A Century of Change for Women in Great Basin and American Archaeology","authors":"Barbara J. Roth","doi":"10.1080/00231940.2022.2124031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00231940.2022.2124031","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44778,"journal":{"name":"Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History","volume":"88 1","pages":"522 - 524"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44616751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dorothy K. Washburn, Leon Vance, Stella Gregovich, Zane Badawi
{"title":"Antecedents, Continuities, and Experimental Stages in a Design System: A Symmetry Analysis of Geometric Designs of the Mimbres Tradition","authors":"Dorothy K. Washburn, Leon Vance, Stella Gregovich, Zane Badawi","doi":"10.1080/00231940.2022.2116537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00231940.2022.2116537","url":null,"abstract":"Symmetry analysis characterizes ∼1300 geometric designs on bowl interiors from five sites of the Mimbres culture tradition, AD 1000–1150, of southwestern New Mexico. The analysis reveals a distinct homogeneity in pattern structure and color on three layouts (pendant, centered and band) that, classified by plane pattern symmetries, shows a preference for four finite structures (C2, C4, D2, D4) and two one-dimensional structures (p112, pmm2) and a diversity of one-color, colored, and two-color arrangements of solid and hatched motifs. The analysis reveals common shared symmetries among neighboring cultural traditions to the south in northern Mexico, to the west among the Hohokam, and to the north among the Ancestral Pueblo of central New Mexico. Classification of the designs by symmetry enables detection of experimentation in the evolution of the design system wherein finite designs were placed within banded layouts.","PeriodicalId":44778,"journal":{"name":"Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History","volume":"89 1","pages":"26 - 50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49168896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
James A. Wilson, R. Weiner, J. Dean, J. Betancourt, R. Kram
{"title":"Transporting Timbers to Chaco Canyon: How Heavy, How Many Carriers and How Far/Fast?","authors":"James A. Wilson, R. Weiner, J. Dean, J. Betancourt, R. Kram","doi":"10.1080/00231940.2022.2102841","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00231940.2022.2102841","url":null,"abstract":"A total of 200,000+ large timbers were transported >75 km to Chaco Canyon, a political and religious center in the precontact U.S. Southwest, using only human power. Previous researchers reported that typical primary roof beams (vigas) of Chacoan Great Houses averaged 0.22 m in diameter and 5 m in length with a mass of 275 kg. However, the 275 kg mass appears to be a miscalculation. Here, we calculate that a ponderosa pine timber of the stated dimensions would have a mass between 85–140 kg depending on the water content. While still a prodigious load, this recalculated mass requires revisions to estimates of the labor, time, and energy required to build Great Houses at Chaco. Based on contemporary measurements on professional load carriers and soldiers, we estimate that as few as two people could have carried an 85 kg timber across 100 km in as few as 21 h of active walking. 200,000+ maderas grandes fueron transportadas >75 km hasta el Cañón del Chaco, un centro político y religioso precolombino en el suroeste de los EE.UU., utilizando únicamente fuerza humana. Investigadores anteriores informaron que las vigas principales del techo de las Casas Grandes Chacoanas tenían un diámetro promedio de 0.22 m y una longitud de 5 m con una masa de 275 kg. La masa de 275 kg parece ser un error de cálculo. Aquí, calculamos que una madera de pino ponderosa de las dimensiones indicadas tendría una masa entre 85 y 140 kg dependiendo del contenido de agua. Aunque sigue siendo una carga prodigiosa, esta masa recalculada requiere revisiones de las estimaciones de la fuerza laboral, el tiempo y la energía totales necesarios para construir las Casas Grandes en Chaco. Basado en medidas contemporáneas sobre profesionales de carga y soldados, nosotros estimamos que tan solo 2 personas podrían cargar una madera de 85 kg a través de 100 km en tan solo ∼ 21 horas de caminata activa.","PeriodicalId":44778,"journal":{"name":"Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History","volume":"89 1","pages":"78 - 90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43475761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lead and Zinc Pigmented Mural Paint: Discovering Ancient Technologies at Lowry Pueblo Great House in Southwest Colorado","authors":"M. Rowe, Marie D. Desrochers, K. Steelman","doi":"10.1080/00231940.2022.2103902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00231940.2022.2103902","url":null,"abstract":"At Lowry Pueblo, small fragments of painted plaster are all that remain of a bold white step pattern mural that once decorated Kivas A and B. We used the following analytical techniques to study these fragments: visual microscopic analysis, portable X-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy with an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer, powder X-ray diffraction, and radiocarbon dating. We identified zinc oxide and lead sulfate pigment minerals in the glossy white paint, whereas calcium carbonate was identified as the pigment for the matte white paint. Radiocarbon dating of a lead layer places mural production at 1030–1210 cal A.D., consistent with occupation at Lowry Pueblo Great House. Stratigraphic analyses of the painted plaster layers reveals that underlying glossy white paint was applied before the ultimate matte white layer. The change in pigment source and paint recipes demonstrate a design-modifying choice made by the kiva painters.","PeriodicalId":44778,"journal":{"name":"Kiva-Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History","volume":"88 1","pages":"408 - 428"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2022-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46953746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}