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Las Madres in the Light of Anasazi Migrations*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Bertha P. Dutton
Bertha P. Dutton*
Affiliation:
Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Abstract

The 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.

Type
Research Article
Information
American Antiquity , Volume 29 , Issue 4 , April 1964 , pp. 449 - 454
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1964

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Footnotes

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A shortened version of this paper was read at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Boulder, Colorado, May, 1963.

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