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Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History
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CHACOAN IMMIGRATION OR LOCAL EMULATION OF THE CHACOAN SYSTEM? THE EMERGENCE OF AZTEC, SALMON, AND OTHER GREAT HOUSE COMMUNITIES IN THE MIDDLE SAN JUAN

Pages 119-138 | Published online: 24 Jul 2015
 

Abstract

Together with its partners, the Center for Desert Archaeology has recently completed research on a National Science Foundation–funded project entitled Chacoan Expansion or Emulation of the Chacoan System? The Emergence of Aztec, Salmon, and Other Great House Communities in the Middle San Juan. Project team members investigated Chacoan influence and presence in the Middle San Juan region through exploration and analysis of architecture, settlement patterns, and ceramic and perishable artifacts. Team members made use of specific methodologies to distinguish between low- and high-visibility attributes. These attributes, in turn, allowed for probable determinations of Chacoan or local origin for great houses, architecture at various sites, and various classes of material culture on Middle San Juan sites. This paper introduces the project and lays a roadmap for the collection of papers that follows.

Abstract

Junto con sus socios, el Center for Desert Archaeology ha completado recientemente una investigacion con la National Science Foundation. El proyecto financiado se titula: Chacoan Expansion or Emulation of the Chacoan System? The Emergence of Aztec, Salmon, and Other Great House Communities in the Middle San Juan. Los miembros del proyecto investigaron la influencia y la presencia Chacoan en Middle San Juan a través de la exploración y análisis de la arquitectura, patrones de asentamiento, cerámica y artefactos perecederos. Los mietnbros del grupo usaron metodologías específicas para distinguir entre atributos de poca y gran visibilidad. Estos atributos, a su vez, permiten hacer determinaciones probables acerca de los Chacoan ó el origen local de las grandes casas, arquitectura de varios sitios, y varias clases de material cultural en los sitios en Middle San Juan. Este artículo introduce el proyecto, discute asuntos críticos, y menciona la colección de artículos que prosiguen.

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