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Life on the Periphery: Economic Change in Late Prehistoric Southeastern New Mexico

Edited by John D. Speth 2004
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Dramatic economic changes transformed an isolated 13th-century village of farmer-hunters in the arid grasslands of southeastern New Mexico into a community heavily engaged in long-distance bison hunting and intense exchange with the Puebloan world to the west.
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  • Memoirs
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  • 978-0-915703-54-8 (paper)
  • 978-1-951519-89-6 (ebook)
Subject
  • Archaeology
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  • Table of Contents

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  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I. The Village
    • Chapter 1. Introduction, by John D. Speth
      • References Cited
    • Chapter 2. The Henderson Site, by John D. Speth
      • Introduction
      • Chronology
      • Plaza vs. Room Block Trash Deposits
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
      • Appendix to Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3. The Pottery of The Henderson Site (LA-1549): The 1980-1981 Seasons, by Regge N. Wiseman
      • Introduction
        • The Local Pottery
        • Imported Pottery
        • Dating the Occupation with Pottery
      • Description and Discussion of Specific Pottery Types
        • Chupadero Black-on-White
        • Corona Corrugated
        • El Paso Polychrome
        • Playas Incised
        • Playas Pottery from Henderson
        • Three Rivers Red-on-Terracotta and Lincoln Black-on-Red
      • The Henderson Pottery Assemblage in Regional Context
      • Long-Distance Exchange
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
  • Part II. The Animal Resources
    • Chapter 4. Bison Hunting at The Henderson Site, by John D. Speth and Alison E. Rautman
      • Introduction
      • Treatment of the Bones
      • Garnsey Bison Kill
      • Total Henderson Bison Sample (1980-1981): Both Sexes Combined
        • Introduction
        • Element Frequencies
        • Age Structure
      • Total Henderson Bison Sample (1980-1981): By Sex
        • Introduction
        • Sex Structure
        • Seasonality
      • Henderson Bison Sample by Provenience (1980-1981): Both Sexes Combined
        • Introduction
        • Element Frequencies
      • Henderson Bison Sample by Provenience (1980-1981): By Sex
      • Early Phase Bison: Great Depression vs. Main Bar East
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
      • Appendix to Chapter 4
    • Chapter 5. Antelope Procurement And Hunting Strategies At The Henderson Site, by Preston T. Miracle
      • Introduction
        • Geography, Climate, and Vegetation
        • Ecology of Medium Ungulates in Southeastern New Mexico
      • Methods
        • Identifications
        • Coding
        • Measurement and Sexing of Antelope Remains
        • Units of Quantification
      • Description of the Medium Ungulate Assemblage
        • Taxonomic Description
        • Comparisons Between Different Proveniences
        • Sexing of Antelope
        • Aging of Antelope
        • Carcass Units
      • Taphonomy of Medium Ungulates at Henderson
      • Economic Analysis of Medium Ungulates from Henderson
        • Introduction
        • Utility Indices
        • Bulk Density
        • Bone Transport vs. Destruction
        • Cutmarks
        • Mortality Profile of Henderson Antelope
        • Seasonality
        • Summary of Analyses
      • Antelope Procurement at Henderson
        • Introduction
        • Antelope Herd Organization at Different Seasons
        • Ethnographic Descriptions of Antelope Hunting
        • Archaeological Markers of Communal Herd Hunting
        • Communal Hunting at Henderson?
      • Regional Comparisons
        • Introduction
        • Communal Hunting at Phillips and Robinson?
        • Implications of the Results
      • Conclusions
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
      • Appendix to Chapter 5
    • Chapter 6. Scheduling Conflicts at The Henderson Site: Evidence for a Decline in Medium Ungulate Procurement and Use, by Christina Waskiewicz, James J. Noone, and John D. Speth
      • Introduction and Expectations
      • Results
        • Abundance of Medium Ungulates
        • Transport Distance
        • Medium Ungulates as Public or Communal Resources
      • Conclusion
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
    • Chapter 7. The Henderson Site Dogs, by Lauren Bigelow and John D. Speth
      • Introduction
      • Temporal Perspective
      • Conclusions/Synopsis
      • References Cited
    • Chapter 8. Rabbit Hunting by Farmers at The Henderson Site, by Yun Kuen Lee and John D. Speth
      • Introduction
      • The 1980-1981 Henderson Lagomorph Assemblage
      • Recovery Biases
      • Taphonomy
      • Lagomorph Sample by Provenience
      • Seasonal Scheduling of Lagomorph Hunting
      • The Temporal Perspective
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
      • Appendix to Chapter 8
    • Chapter 9. Prairie Dogs and Gophers: Food Resources or Taphonomic "Noise"?, by John D. Speth and Gudrun A. Scholler
      • Introduction
      • Cultural vs. Natural Origin
      • Recovery Biases
        • Taxonomic Representation
        • Skeletal Element Representation
      • Taphonomic Biases
      • Seasonal Scheduling of Prairie Dog Hunting
      • Temporal Perspective
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
      • Appendix to Chapter 9
    • Chapter 10. The Henderson Birds, by John D. Speth, Steven D. Emslie, and Sara C. Olson
      • Introduction
      • Northern Cardinal
      • Turkey
      • Seasonality of Bird Hunting
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
    • Chapter 11. Fish and Fishing at Henderson, by John D. Speth, Susan L. Scott, and Ralph F. Stearley
      • Introduction
      • Assemblage Composition
      • Recovery Biases and Taphonomy
      • East Plaza vs. Room Block Fish Assemblages
      • Fishing at Henderson
      • Temporal Perspective
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
      • Appendix to Chapter 11
    • Chapter 12. Seasonality of Catfish Procurement at The Henderson Site, by Kristen K. Arntzen and John D. Speth
      • Introduction
      • Seasonality of Catfish Procurement
      • Preparing and Measuring the Thin Sections
      • Results and Discussion
      • Conclusions
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
    • Chapter 13. Freshwater Mollusks: A Source of Food or Just Ornaments?, by John D. Speth and Tatum M. McKay
      • The Henderson Bivalve Assemblage (1980-1981)
      • Bivalve Assemblage by Provenience
      • Temporal Perspective
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
    • Chapter 14. Interspecific Comparisons: Evidence for Cooking Methods and Communal Food Sharing, by John D. Speth
      • Introduction
      • Body Weight
      • Incidence of Burning vs. Body Weight
      • Species Abundance in Non-Room Contexts vs. Body Weight
      • Utility of Mammal Remains in Room and Non-Room Contexts
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
  • Part III. The Stone Tools
    • Chapter 15. Projectile Points from The Henderson Site (1980-1981), by Michael A. Adler and John D. Speth
      • Introduction
      • Comparison of Washita and Fresno Point Attributes
      • Lithic Materials Utilized at Henderson
      • Observations on Blade Breakage
      • Intrasite Comparisons
      • Projectile Points and Hunting
      • Temporal Perspective
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
    • Chapter 16. The Lithic Assemblage From The Henderson Site, by Jody L. Brown
      • Introduction
      • Terms and Procedures
      • Tool and Debitage Types
      • Raw Materials
      • Density of Artifacts
      • Artifact Types by Raw Material Type
      • Flake Types
      • Amount of Cortex
      • Dorsal Scars
      • Platform Scars
      • Artifact Weight and Size
      • Conclusions
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
    • Chapter 17. The Groundstone Evidence, by John D. Speth, Tatum M. McKay, and Kristen K. Arntzen
      • Introduction
      • Metates
      • Manos
      • Conclusions
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
  • Part IV. Ethnobotany
    • Chapter 18. Archaeobotanical Maize: The Screened Sample (1980-1981), by Sandra L. Dunavan
      • Introduction
      • Methods
      • Deposition and Spatial Patterning
      • Cob Morphology
      • Kernel Morphology
      • Intrasite Variation
      • Regional Variation
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
    • Chapter 19. Fuel Exploitation at The Henderson Site, by Marie S. Harris and Steven Archer
      • Introduction
      • Modern Vegetation
      • Methods
      • Taxa Recovered
      • Results
      • Conclusions
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
  • Part V. Skeletal Indicators of Diet
    • Chapter 20. The Stable Isotope Results, by Margaret J. Schoeninger
      • Introduction
      • Methods
      • Results
      • Synopsis
      • References Cited
  • Part VI. Concluding Remarks
    • Chapter 21. Life on the Periphery: Economic and Social Change in Southeastern New Mexico, by John D. Speth
      • Introduction
      • Henderson as a Village
      • Forces Beyond Southeastern New Mexico
      • References Cited
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