Las Madres in the Light of Anasazi Migrations

1964 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 449-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertha P. Dutton
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Burial Practices ◽  
Mesa Verde ◽  
Lithic Artifacts ◽  
Regional Types

AbstractThe site of Las Madres near Galisteo, New Mexico, has yielded a provocative array of culture traits, each deviating from recognized Anasazi norms. Regional types of black-on-white sherds were encountered, accompanied by variants. Few Glaze I Red sherds appeared on the surface, but excavations revealed them in considerable quantity from top to bottom; there are fewer Glaze I Yellow and Polychrome representations. Tree-ring dates and ceramic materials indicate occupation from the late 1200's to about 1370. A transitional situation is suggested by bird bones, pottery variations, absence of formalized building plan, eclectic burial practices, and lithic artifacts. There is no evidence of direct migration of Mesa Verde people into the Galisteo region.

scholarly journals A Test of “Annual Resolution” in Stalagmites Using Tree Rings

2002 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio L. Betancourt ◽  
Henri D. Grissino-Mayer ◽  
Matthew W. Salzer ◽  
Thomas W. Swetnam
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Tree Rings ◽  
Late Holocene ◽  
Ice Cores ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Annual Resolution

AbstractSo-called annual banding has been identified in a number of speleothems in which the number of bands approximates the time interval between successive U-series dates. The apparent annual resolution of speleothem records, however, remains largely untested. Here we statistically compare variations in band thickness from a late Holocene stalagmite in Carlsbad Cavern, Southern New Mexico, USA, with three independent tree-ring chronologies form the same region. We found no correspondence. Although there may be various explanations for the discordance, this limited exercise suggests that banded stalagmites should be held to the same rigorous standards in chronology building and climatic inference as annually resolved tree rings, corals, and ice cores.

Tree-Ring Dating of Pindi Pueblo, New Mexico

KIVA ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard V. N. Ahlstrom
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Tree Ring

The Biological Model for Paleoclimatic Interpretation of Mesa Verde Tree-Ring Series

1965 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 101-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold C. Fritts ◽  
David G. Smith ◽  
Marvin A. Stokes
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Ring Width ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Biological Model ◽  
Tree Ring Chronology ◽  
Mesa Verde ◽  
Pinyon Pine ◽  
Utah Juniper ◽  
Low Precipitation

AbstractRing-width chronologies in Douglas-fir, pinyon pine, and Utah juniper show some distinctly different characteristics and exhibit highly predictable relationships with variations in climate. Narrow rings in Douglas-fir are largely the result of low precipitation and high temperatures of the previous June, low precipitation during August through February, low precipitation and low temperatures during March through May, and low precipitation and high temperatures of the current June. Narrow rings in pinyon pine are largely a function of low precipitation from October through May, but high July temperatures near the end of the growing season may also exert an influence. Narrow rings in Utah juniper are the result of low precipitation and high temperatures during the previous October through November, low precipitation during December through February, and low precipitation and high temperatures during March through May. A biological model for these relationships is proposed. The tree-ring chronology from A.D. 1273 through 1285 exhibits a clearly defined drought which exceeds in length and intensity any dry period occurring since A.D. 1673. A comparison of the chronologies from species which are influenced differently by summer precipitation indicates that during this period both summers and winters must have been dry. However, the A.D. 1273-1285 drought at Mesa Verde was surpassed by six other droughts of greater intensity during the period A.D. 500–1300. The A.D. 1273–1285 drought may be only one of several factors in a chain of events which led to the decline of prehistoric population in the Mesa Verde.

A Basketmaker III Site in Canyon Largo, New Mexico

1944 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank C. Hibben ◽  
Herbert W. Dick
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Chaco Canyon ◽  
San Juan ◽  
The Past ◽  
Field School ◽  
Mesa Verde ◽  
Four Seasons ◽  
Basketmaker Iii ◽  
Cultural Connections ◽  
The University

One of the activities of the University of New Mexico's 1939 field school at Chaco Canyon was a reconnaissance excavation in the vicinity of Largo Canyon, to the northeast of the Chaco, proper. This was a continuation of the survey and excavations of the past four seasons, as a part of the project for outlining chronologically and geographically the culture known as Gallina. The extent of the Gallina manifestation to the east and south has already been fairly accurately delineated, but its western and northwestern boundaries are unknown. Since the San Juan and Mesa Verde centers lie to the northwest, it was deemed imperative that the cultural connections in that direction be determined. Typical Gallina unit houses are common on the headwaters of the Largo and in the Llegua Canyon area which heads in the same region. The extremely rugged area lying between this district and the San Juan and Mesa Verde region, however, is not only difficult of access, but is practically unknown archaeologically.

scholarly journals Coal petrographic genetic units in deltaic-plain deposits of the Campanian Mesa Verde Group (New Mexico, USA)

2002 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Buillit ◽  
E Lallier-Vergès ◽  
B Pradier ◽  
G Nicolas
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Deltaic Plain ◽  
Mesa Verde

A tree-ring reconstruction of streamflow in the Santa Fe River, New Mexico

2011 ◽  
Vol 397 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 118-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellis Q. Margolis ◽  
David M. Meko ◽  
Ramzi Touchan
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Santa Fe ◽  
Santa Fe River ◽  
Tree Ring Reconstruction

The Chaco Wood Project: The Chronometric Reappraisal of Pueblo Bonito

1996 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas C. Windes ◽  
Dabney Ford
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
San Juan ◽  
San Juan Basin ◽  
Cultural Behavior ◽  
Complex Picture ◽  
Wood Procurement ◽  
Construction Periods

The inventory and analysis of 4,294 pieces of wood remaining in Pueblo Bonito are described. This site, long a keystone for interpreting the Chacoan Phenomenon in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico, reveals a fascinating history in the procurement, use, and reuse of wood through time. The long use of the site portrays a complex picture of wood procurement for construction from the A.D. 800s through the early A.D. 1100s, and its reuse in both prehistoric and historic times. Major construction periods are tree-ring dated to the mid-A.D. 800s, between A.D. 1047 and 1049, and between A.D. 1077 and 1082. Many of the construction events appear causally related to decade-long wet periods, when food surplus could accumulate. The use of wood at Pueblo Bonito mirrors a larger system of cultural behavior important for our interpretation of the development and demise of the Chacoan system.

Correspondence in Tree-Ring and Thermoluminescence Dating: A Protohistoric Navajo Pilot Study

2002 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas D. Dykeman ◽  
Ronald H. Towner ◽  
James K. Feathers
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Thermoluminescence Dating ◽  
Dual Strategy ◽  
Added Benefit ◽  
Pottery Sherds ◽  
Cross Dating

Dating of early Navajo residence and special use sites, ca. A.D. 1500-1775, has been hampered by a lack of datable materials and poor precision in radiocarbon results. Methods described in this paper use materials ubiquitous at early Navajo sites in northwestern New Mexico and employ a dual strategy involving tree-ring dating of nonarchitectural wood and thermoluminescence assay of ceramics and burned rock. Comparison of samples obtained from a number of sites near the Morris Site 1 pueblito indicates remarkable correspondence between tree-ring and thermoluminescence results. These techniques are argued to have considerable reliability for relatively recent cultural manifestations such as these early Navajo sites. Thermoluminescence in particular may be useful in protohistoric contexts where tree-ring dating is unavailable. The thermoluminescence technique has the added benefit of directly dating pottery sherds, which can be useful for developing ceramic cross-dating sequences.

Hysperspectral Electron Backscattered Diffraction: Applications to Ceramic Materials

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1428-1429
Author(s):  
LN Brewer
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Electron Backscattered Diffraction

Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 3 – August 7, 2008

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