The Belen Bridge Site and the Late Elmendorf Phase of Central New Mexico

Description

Author: Wiseman, Regge N.  (1947-2022)

Publisher: Office of Archaeological Studies, Museum of New Mexico (Santa Fe, NM)

Pub Date: 1995 (1994?)

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair to Good.  Binding tight.  No marks, tears, bends or folds.  Includes 3 fold-outs and a clear plastic overlay page.  Light edge and corner wear.  Appears unused.  Title page lists publication date of 1994, front cover lists 1995.

Notes: Archaeology Notes 137.   “The excavations uncovered 8 pithouses and 82 extramural hearths, pits, and postholes dating to the A.D. 1200x, or the Late Elmendorf phase.  These features represent several different seasonal occupations, in which only one to three structures were used at any one time.  Although a wide variety of wild plant and animal food remains were recovered, the site was used primarily for farming and therefore represents a notable departure from the kinds of sites and occupations previously described for the Late Elmendorf phase.  The presence of many vessels of St. Johns Polychrome raises serious questions about archaeologist’s notions of exotic trade items and how they relate to late prehistoric social and political systems in the Southwest.”  (From the Administrative Summary).  VERY RARE.  No other copies available.