The Shivwits Research Project: Exploring Virgin Anasazi Settlement and Subsistence Patterns on the Arizona
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
4-1-2008
Publication Title
73rd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology
Volume
2008
First page number:
253
Last page number:
253
Abstract
In the summers of 2006 and 2007, the University of Nevada Las Vegas conducted research at the Lava Ridge Ruin, a late Pueblo II/early Pueblo III Virgin Anasazi settlement on the Parashant National Monument of far northwestern Arizona. This project, which represents one of the first large-scale excavations in the region, was designed to understand how the prehistoric farmers managed to make a living in this unlikely area characterized by limited rainfall, a lack of permanent watercourses, and a short growing season. This paper presents the findings from this project and their implications for understanding regional subsistence and settlement patterns.
Disciplines
Archaeological Anthropology | Chemistry
Language
English
Repository Citation
Harry, K. G.,
Watson, J.
(2008).
The Shivwits Research Project: Exploring Virgin Anasazi Settlement and Subsistence Patterns on the Arizona.
73rd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, 2008
253-253.
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