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Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History
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Original Articles

Room Use and Community Organization at the Pettit Site, West Central New Mexico

Pages 385-409 | Published online: 25 Jul 2016
 

ABSTRACT

This article reports the results of excavation at the Pettit site (LA 59484), a 154-room pueblo near Ramah, New Mexico. The site dates to the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries A.D. Excavation of 67 rooms provides information on architectural plan, room size, and artifact and feature distribution. A model of room use is outlined, and a brief interpretive sketch of community social organization is presented.

RESUMÉN

Este artículo presenta los resultados de la excavación llevada al cabo en el sitio de Pettit (LA 59484). Pettit es un sitio tipo pueblo cercano a Ramah, Nuevo México, que cuenta con 154 cuartos. El sitio fue ocupado durante finales del siglo XII y principios del siglo XIII d.c. La excavación de 67 cuartos, nos proporcionó información sobre el plan arquitectónico del sitio, las dimenciones de los cuartos y la distribución de los materiales arqueológicos. Se presenta un ezboso del uso de los cuartos y un breve estudio preliminary on la interpretación de la organización social de la comunidad.

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