Early Puebloan Occupations at Tesuque By-Pass and in the Upper Rio Grande Valley

161 Pages·9.097 MB·English

by  by Charles H. McNutt

ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS
MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
NO. 40
EARLY PUEBLOAN OCCUPATIONS AT TESUQUE
BY-PASS AND IN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
BY
CHARLES H. MCNUTT
APPENDIX BY
ARTHUR J. JELINEK
ANN ARBOR
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 1969
© 1969 by the Regents of the University of Michigan
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Figures v
List of Plates vii
Forward ix
Preface xi
Part 1: The Tesuque By-Pass Site (L.A. 3294) 1
Introduttion 1
Methods of Excavation 1
Area A 3
Area B 27
Intermediate Area 44
Site Analysis and Interpretation . . . 49
Part II: Comparisons and Interpretations 61
Introduction 61
Comparable Occupations within the Rio Grande Valley 62
Distribution of the Tesuque By-Pass Ceramic Complexes 83
Dissimilar Occupations within the Upper Rio Grande Valley 86
Origins of Early Puebloan Occupations in the Upper Rio Grande Valley 98
Part III: Discussion 111
Summary 111
An Interpretation of Early Puebloan Occupations in the
Upper Rio Grande Valley 112
In Conclusion . 11 7
References Cited 121
Appendix: Identification of Mammalian Fauna, by Arthur J. Jelinek 127
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LIST OF FIGURES
1 . Map of the Tesuque By-Pass Site, L.A. 3294 2
2. Map of Area A, Tesuque By-Pass Site 4
3. Provenience of Potsherds, Area A 10
4. A. Typical Rim Profiles, Area A . 19
B. Vessel Forms, Area A ....... . 19
5. Map of Area B, Tesuque By-Pass Site 28
6. Provenience of Potsherds, Area B 32
7. A. Typical Rim Profiles, Area B . 34
B. Vessel Forms, Area B ..... 34
8. Map of the Intermediate Area, Tesuque By-Pass Site 45
9. Architectural and Ceramic Complexes at the Tesuque By-Pass Site 57
10. Distribution in the Rio Grande Valley of Red Mesa
Complex Pottery Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
11. Distribution in the Rio Grande Valley of Kwahe'e Complex
Pottery Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
12. Distribution in the Rio Grande Valley of Santa Fe Complex
Pottery Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
13. Maximum Distribution of Decorated Pottery Types Found at
Tesuque By-Pass Site ...................... . 84
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LIST OF PLATES
(Follow page 133)
I. Small Sherds of Painted Pottery from Area A.
II. Unpainted Pottery from Area A.
Ill. Small Artifacts of Stone, Bone, and Shell from Area A.
IV. Large Sherds and Stone Artifacts from Area A.
V. Painted Pottery from Area B.
VI. Unpainted Pottery from Area B.
VII. Artifacts of Stone, Bone, and Shell from Area B.
VIII. Complete and Restored Vessels from Area A and Area B.
IX. Artifacts of Stone and Bone from the Intermediate Area.
X. Excavation Photographs, Area A.
XI. Excavation Photographs, Area B.
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