Food, Diet, and Population at Prehistoric Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, New Mexico

Food, Diet, and Population at Prehistoric Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, New Mexico
Author: Wilma Wetterstrom
Publisher: School for Advanced Research Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1986
Genre: History
ISBN:

"This book--sixth in the Arroyo Hondo Archaeological Series--examines the uses of wild and domesticated plants at Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, a large, fourteenth-century ruin near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ethnobotanist Wilma Wetterstrom describes the food plant remains found at the site and estimates the potential harvest of each food resource. Then, in two closely argued chapters, she demonstrates how years of drought would have caused food shortages for Arroyo Hondo's substantial population, resulting in migration as well as malnutrition and higher death rates among young children. In two additional reports, Vorsila L. Bohrer offers information from the analysis of pollen samples, and Richard W. Lang describes artifacts such as mats and baskets made from vegetal materials"--Back cover.

The Faunal Remains from Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, New Mexico

The Faunal Remains from Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, New Mexico
Author: Richard W. Lang
Publisher: School for Advanced Research Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1984
Genre: Animal remains (Archaeology)
ISBN:

This fifth volume presents the results of faunal analysis from the Arroyo Hondo excavations, covering the topics of prehistoric vegetation and climate; the importance of various animals in the diet; seasonal hunting patterns; methods of butchering, skinning and cooking; the prehistoric hunting territory; the raising of domesticated dogs and turkeys; and trade in animals and animal products.

The Pottery from Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, New Mexico

The Pottery from Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, New Mexico
Author: Judith A. Habicht-Mauche
Publisher: School for Advanced Research Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780933452343

Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, one of the largest fourteenth century sites in the northern Rio Grande region, was excavated by the School of American Research under the leadership of Douglas W. Schwartz between 1970 and 1974. In this eighth volume of the Arroyo Hondo Archaeological Series, Judith A. Habicht-Mauche presents a masterful description and interpretation of the pottery from Arroyo Hondo. Habicht-Mauche builds on an exhaustive study of the mineralogical and chemical attributes of the ceramic assemblage to produce a penetrating evaluation of the stylistic diversity, origins, and changes through time of the pottery types found at Arroyo Hondo. From this analytic foundation, she draws larger conclusions on the structure of the pueblo's social and economic alliances and their significance for understanding population expansion, resource competition, regional trade, craft specialization, ethnic diversity, and the rise of tribal networks throughout the northern Rio Grande region. In additional reports, Richard W. Lang provides an analysis and seriation of stratigraphic ceramic samples from the pueblo, and Anthony Thibodeau describes the miscellaneous ceramic artifacts including pipes, effigies, balls, and beads. This volume also contains a final report on the stone artifacts from Arroyo Hondo, in which Carl J. Phagan accomplishes a comprehensive reconstruction and interpretation of the lithic data collected at the site in 1971-72 and 1973-74.

The Architecture of Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, New Mexico

The Architecture of Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, New Mexico
Author: Winifred Creamer
Publisher: School for Advanced Research Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1993
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

From 1971 to 1974, the School of American Research conducted a major multidisciplinary program of excavation and research at Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, one of the largest fourteenth-century Rio Grande sites. At its peak, Arroyo Hondo contained about one thousand rooms. This seventh volume in the series is focused on the walls, roomblocks, and architecture of public spaces at the site.

The Pajarito Plateau

The Pajarito Plateau
Author: Frances Joan Mathien
Publisher:
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1993
Genre: Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)
ISBN:

The Bioarchaeology of Individuals

The Bioarchaeology of Individuals
Author: Ann L.W. Stodder
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2012-04-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0813042747

From Bronze Age Thailand to Viking Iceland, from an Egyptian oasis to a family farm in Canada, The Bioarchaeology of Individuals invites readers to unearth the daily lives of people throughout history. Covering a span of more than four thousand years of human history and focusing on individuals who lived between 3200 BC and the nineteenth century, the essays in this book examine the lives of nomads, warriors, artisans, farmers, and healers. The contributors employ a wide range of tools, including traditional macroscopic skeletal analysis, bone chemistry, ancient DNA, grave contexts, and local legends, sagas, and other historical information. The collection as a whole presents a series of osteobiographies--profiles of the lives of specific individuals whose remains were excavated from archaeological sites. The result offers a more "personal" approach to mortuary archaeology; this is a book about people--not just bones.

Sanctuaries of Spanish New Mexico

Sanctuaries of Spanish New Mexico
Author: Marc Treib
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780520064201

Description and history of the early churches and missions in New Mexico.

The Bioarchaeology of Violence

The Bioarchaeology of Violence
Author: Debra L. Martin
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2012-08-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0813043638

Human violence is an inescapable aspect of our society and culture. As the archaeological record clearly shows, this has always been true. What is its origin? What role does it play in shaping our behavior? How do ritual acts and cultural sanctions make violence acceptable? These and other questions are addressed by the contributors to The Bioarchaeology of Violence. Organized thematically, the volume opens by laying the groundwork for new theoretical approaches that move beyond interpretation; it then examines case studies from small-scale conflict to warfare to ritualized violence. Experts on a wide range of ancient societies highlight the meaning and motivation of past uses of violence, revealing how violence often plays an important role in maintaining and suppressing the challenges to the status quo, and how it is frequently a performance meant to be witnessed by others. The interesting and nuanced insights offered in this volume explore both the costs and the benefits of violence throughout human prehistory.