Foragers and farmers of the northern Kayenta region excavations along the Navajo Mountain road / Phil R. Geib ; with contribution by Jim Collette.

Author/creator Geib, Phil R., 1956-
Other author Collette, Jim.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSalt Lake City : University of Utah Press,
Descriptionxxii, 430 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Navajo Mountain Road Archaeological Project.
Navajo Indians--Navajo Mountain Region (Utah and Ariz.). --Antiquities.
Navajo Indians--Arizona. --Kayenta Region. --Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Navajo Mountain Region (Utah and Ariz.).
Paleo-Indians--Navajo Mountain Region (Utah and Ariz.).
Hunting and gathering societies--Navajo Mountain Region (Utah and Ariz.).
Agriculture, Prehistoric--Navajo Mountain Region (Utah and Ariz.).
Social archaeology--Navajo Mountain Region (Utah and Ariz.).
Navajo Mountain Region (Utah and Ariz.)--Antiquities.
Kayenta Region (Ariz.)--Antiquities.

Contents Introduction -- Project location -- The project -- Project methods -- Background for the Navajo Mountain Road Archaeological Project -- The Kayenta region -- Previous research -- Synopsis of regional prehistory -- Environment -- Synopsis of the Navajo Mountain Road Archaeological Project sites -- The Pits (AZ-J-14-17) -- Ditch House (AZ-J-14-21) -- Wolachii Bighan (AZ-J-14-20) -- Holah'i Scatter (AZ-J-14-23) -- Pee Wee Grande (AZ-J-14-26) -- Windy Mesa (AZ-J-14-28) -- The Slots (AZ-J-14-30) -- Polly's Place (AZ-J-14-31) -- Naaki Hooghan (AZ-J-14-11) -- Tres Campos (AZ-J-14-12) -- Panorama House (AZ-J-14-34) -- Big Bend (AZ-J-14-13) -- Ko' Lanhi (AZ-J-14-35) -- Blake's Abode (AZ-J-14-36) -- Scorpion Heights (AZ-J-14-37) -- Camp Dead Pine (AZ-J-14-52) -- Mountainview (AZ-J-14-38) -- Hammer House (AZ-J-14-16) -- Mouse House (AZ-J-3-7) -- Sin Sombra (AZ-J-3-6) -- Hillside Hermitage (AZ-J-3-14) -- Kin Kahuna (AZ-J-3-8) -- Dune Hollow (AZ-J-2-2) -- Hymn House (AZ-J-2-3) -- Modesty House (AZ-J-2-5) -- Water Jar Pueblo (AZ-J-2-58) -- Sapo Seco (AZ-J-2-6) -- Bonsai Bivouac (AZ-J-2-55) -- Three Dog Site (UT-B-63-39) -- Hanging Ash (UT-B-63-14) -- UT-B-63-19 -- UT-B-63-38 -- Ts' Haal' (UT-B-63-30) -- Atlatl Rock Cave (AZ-J-14-41) -- Summary and interpretation of Archaic period forager remains -- The NMRAP Archaic site sample -- NMRAP Archaic chronology -- Archaic settlement -- Paleoindian remains and Archaic beginnings -- Settlement continuity and the Middle Archaic -- Conclusions -- Summary and interpretation of Basketmaker II remains -- The NMRAP Basketmaker Site sample -- Northern Kayenta region Basketmaker chronology -- Farming and foraging -- Basketmaker settlement -- Architecture -- Basketmaker "origins" -- Basketmaker II-III transition -- Conclusions -- Summary and interpretation of Puebloan remains, with Jim Collette -- The NMRAP Puebloan Site sample -- Chronology -- Puebloan architecture -- Puebloan settlement types and patterning -- Puebloan mobility -- Regional settlement history and population trends -- Conclusion -- Research issues -- A Middle Holocene bottleneck? -- Forager territories -- Agricultural transition -- Puebloan craft production and exchange -- Social issues --Final thoughts -- Appendix.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010004265
ISBN9781607810032 (alk. paper)