@article{b22a291913ff4bad9dec69e821a48081,
title = "Re-evaluating the Mimbres Region Prehispanic Chronometric Record",
abstract = "Many decades of archaeological research in the Mimbres region have resulted in hundreds of chronometric dates obtained from contexts dating prior to A.D. 1450, but until now these data have not been compiled into a single database. Using dendrochronological, radiocarbon, and archaeomagnetic dates, we analyze each of the chronometric data sets to identify patterns and biases that help us better understand the tempo and duration of fundamental transitions in the Mimbres archaeological record. We also identify critical gaps in our knowledge of the chronometric record that provide new research opportunities.",
keywords = "Archaeomagnetic Dating, Bayesian Analysis, Chronometric Analysis, Mimbres Archaeology, Radiocarbon Dating, Tree ring Dating",
author = "Roger Anyon and Darrell Creel and Gilman, {Patricia A.} and LeBlanc, {Steven A.} and Miller, {Myles R.} and Nash, {Stephen E.} and Margaret Nelson and Putsavage, {Kathryn J.} and Roth, {Barbara J.} and Schollmeyer, {Karen Gust} and Sedig, {Jakob W.} and Turnbow, {Christopher A.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the Amerind Foundation and Christine Szuter for providing the facilities and delicious meals that enabled our two days discussing Mimbres chronometrics. We also thank Jeffrey Dean of the Tree-Ring Laboratory, University of Arizona, for giving us a complete set of Mimbres tree-ring dates and discussions of those dates. Stacey Lengyel of the Archaeomagnetic Laboratory at Illinois State Museum not only recalibrated our archaeomagnetic dates, but she offered advice and interpretations of those data. Versar, Inc. provided travel funding for Miller. National Science Foundation grant #1049434 funded the recent dates from the Harris site. We thank Will Russell for producing Figure 1, we thank the three manuscript reviewers for their useful comments, and we thank Adam Sezate for translating the abstract into Spanish. Funding Information: While the contrast between the tree-ring records of the A.D. 800s and 900s is stark, the radiocarbon and archaeomagnetic records show a different picture. Even though the raw counts of radiocarbon dates show an unusual gap in the mid-A.D. 900s, the summed probability distribution of radiocarbon date ranges on short-lived plants from pithouse and pueblo room contexts in the A.D. 900s and 1000s shows no appreciable break in the chronometric record (Figure 6). Additionally, in contrast to the small handful of sites that provided tree-ring dates, radiocarbon and/or archaeomagnetic dates from the A.D. 900s were recovered from 29 different sites. We believe this indicates there was no dramatic region-wide drop or break in population numbers during the A.D. 900s. This is supported by other aspects of material culture, especially the evolution of ceramic designs from Style I (Boldface) through Style III (Classic) Black-on-white. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017, {\textcopyright} 2017 Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society. All rights reserved.",
year = "2017",
month = jul,
day = "3",
doi = "10.1080/00231940.2017.1341807",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "83",
pages = "316--343",
journal = "KIVA",
issn = "0023-1940",
publisher = "Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society",
number = "3",
}