The Gila River Farm Site and Salado Coalescence During the A.D. 14th Century in the Upper Gila, New Mexico
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The University of Arizona.Rights
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Archaeology Southwest and the University of Arizona’s Upper Gila Preservation Archaeology (UGPA) Field School have conducted excavations for six field seasons (2016-19; 2021-22) at the Gila River Farm Site (LA 39315). This thesis evaluates intrasite coalescence between a small migrant community with ancestry linked to the Kayenta-Tusayan area and local inhabitants of Mogollon ancestry within Room Blocks 3 and 4 of this Cliff-Phase (A.D. 1300–1450) Salado settlement using distributions of ceramics, ground stone tool attributes, and domestic installations as material culture markers of active and latent cultural identity indicators while also introducing a scalar element to the discussion of the Salado phenomenon in this area of southwestern New Mexico. Results from the Gila River Farm Site indicate a fully coalescent community within Room Block 4 by the time of depopulation.Type
Electronic Thesistext
Degree Name
M.A.Degree Level
mastersDegree Program
Graduate CollegeAnthropology