Punzones de hueso de Odocoileus virginianus (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) de un depósito arqueológico del Posclásico temprano en la costa de Jalisco, México

Punches made with metapodial bones of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) found at the Arroyo Piedras Azules archaeological site (1215 AD) in western central Mexico are described. It is speculated that they were used for clothing manufacturing, use on looms, or body piercing.Se describen punzones elaborados con huesos metapodiales de venado cola blanca (Odocoileus virginianus) encontrados en el sitio arqueológico Arroyo Piedras Azules (1215 de nuestra era) del centro occidente de México. Se especula que fueron utilizados para fabricación de vestimentas, uso en telares o perforaciones corporales

Contas de ossos de ave em um depósito arqueológico do Pós-clássico inicial (1215 EC) do ocidente do México

Se describe y comenta el hallazgo de cuentas de hueso de ave en el sitio arqueológico Arroyo Piedras Azules en la costa norte de Jalisco en el occidente de México (1215 ± 30 EC). Los dos fragmentos tubulares corresponden a la ulna. Probablemente, los huesos son cuentas que formaban parte de un collar o brazalete para uso ornamental.We describe and comment upon bird bone beads found at the Arroyo Piedras Azules archaeological site (1215 ± 30 AD), located on the northern coast of Jalisco in central Mexico. The two tubular fragments correspond to the ulna. The bones are probably beads that were part of a necklace or bracelet for ornamental use.A descoberta de contas de osso de ave no sítio arqueológico Arroyo Piedras Azules na costa norte de Jalisco, no oeste do México (1215 ± 30 dC) é descrita e discutida. Os dois fragmentos tubulares correspondem a ulna. Provavelmente, os ossos são contas que faziam parte de um colar ou pulseira para uso ornamental.Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Muse

Capacha: Una Cultura Enigmática del Occidente de México

Capacha es el nombre que la arqueóloga Isabel Kelly, pionera de la arqueología en el Occidente de México, asignó en 1970 a ciertos restos arqueológicos procedentes de nueve lugares en el altiplano oriente de Colima, en la vecindad de la ciudad de Colima, así como de otro lugar cerca de Tuxcacuesco, en el altiplano sudeste de Jalisco

Early Radiocarbon Dates From a Site on the Pee Dee-Siouan Frontier in the Piedmont of Central North Carolina

In Coe's (1952) discussion of the Pee Dec focus and in a subsequent study by Reid (1967) of Pee Dee pottery from the mound at Town Creek in Montgomery County, North Carolina, accounts are provided of the intrusion and eventual withdrawal of the Indians responsible for the remains of the Pee Dee culture found there. These Mississippian-related people are said to have invaded south-central North Carolina from the southwest at about AD. 1450, originating in the area of the South Carolina-Georgia border and dispossessing people of the archaeological Uwharrie culture in the process. The people of the Pee Dee culture brought with them a new mode of life which included living in large villages supported by well-developed agriculture, the construction of a ceremonial center containing a large temple mound, infant burials in "killed" pottery urns, and stamped surface treatment of a considerable proportion of their pottery vessels. This new way of life was centered at the Town Creek site and radiated out along the Pee Dee River and its tributaries for about 30 miles. After some 200 years of constant warfare, during which time they are said to have contributed nothing to and received nothing from the indigenous culture other than strife, the Pee Dee people were forced to withdraw by the Siouan tribes which were known to occupy the area in historic times

An Archaic Quarry and Stone Knapping Location on Three Hat Mountain, North Carolina

North American Indians relied heavily on stone as a basic material from which to shape a wide variety of tools and ceremonial objects. When an archaeologist excavates a prehistoric Indian camp or village it is often apparent that the one or more Indian groups which inhabited the site during various distinctive periods or phases preferred certain kinds of stone for the manufacture of utilitarian or ritual objects. It is not always so obvious, however, whether the selection of a particular kind of stone was determined by its proximity to the habitation site, its excellent quality, its aesthetic properties, its procurement from a special trading partner, or some kinship, religious, or sentimental attachment which the group felt toward the particular stone material. Furthermore, the acquisition of a particular kind of stone may have involved different sorts of technologies and socio-political relations. Appropriate raw material may be picked up on the surface or mined in several different ways. It may be acquired over long distances through intermediaries in a complex trading network, or through direct expeditions to the source. Furthermore, the material obtained may be in various stages of reduction, from rough pieces of raw material up to a finished product, and the control of the source or distribution of the material in raw or finished form may reflect the political system operating in a region. It is for such reasons that archaeologists are interested in locating and studying the sources of raw stone material which were exploited by North American Indians. This is a report on one such source recently investigated in Davidson County, North Carolina, designated site DV-51

Huesos de mamíferos (Carnivora: Canidae, Artiodactyla: Cervidae y Lagomorpha: Leporidae) en un depósito cultural de la costa de Jalisco, México

In this note, we document the finding of mandibular fragments of a Dog Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Canidae) and a Whitetail Deer Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780) (Artiodactyla: Cervidae), as well as femurs and tibia of the Rabbit Mexican De Monte Sylvilagus cunicularius (Waterhouse, 1848) (Lagomorpha: Leporidae), collected during 2015, within the cultural deposit “Arroyo Piedras Azules” in Mexico.En esta nota, documentamos el hallazgo de fragmentos mandibulares de un Perro Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Canidae) y un Venado Cola Blanca Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780) (Artiodactyla: Cervidae), así como de fémures y tibia del Conejo Mexicano De Monte Sylvilagus cunicularius (Waterhouse, 1848) (Lagomorpha: Leporidae), recolectados durante el año 2015, dentro del depósito cultural “Arroyo Piedras Azules” en México

Archaeological Investigations at the GF-104 (P. Gilmore) Site

This report is based on research conducted during the summer of 1973, supported by the Department of Anthropology and the Summer School of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It has been prepared because it is believed that the results of archaeological investigations conducted in the State should be documented and deposited in appropriate archives where the information can be preserved and consulted by professional colleagues. It is in that spirit that the manuscript has been prepared, and therefore it is primarily a description of the research conducted and the data collected. Analysis continues at present, and it is hoped that results can be presented more fully at some future date

West Mexican Stelae from Jalisco and Nayarit.

The process of Mesoamerican cultural expansion into western and northwestern Mexico has been a subject of speculation and investigation for over three centuries. Although many cultural traits have been "implicated" in this process, the practice of erecting stelae has not been one of them. Fieldwork by the author in Jalisco and Nayarit over the past 14 years has resulted in the discovery of 48 stone monuments which are proposed to be rustic versions of the usually more sophisticated stelae associated with cultures of central Mesoamerica. These west Mexican stelae are described and discussed in terms of their context, date, and possible function. Similar stone monuments from other sites in western and northwestern Mexico are also described, and relevant ethnohistoric data are presented. Finally, the diffusion of the practice of erecting stelae is discussed in relation to the process of mesoamerieanization in western and northwestern Mexico