The Mimbres Transitional Phase: Examining Social, Demographic, and Environmental Resilience and Vulnerability from AD 900-1000 in Southwest New Mexico

This dissertation uses new data from Woodrow Ruin to examine the Late Pithouse (AD 550-1000) to Classic period (AD 1000-1130) transition in the Mimbres region of southwest New Mexico. Prior explorations of the Mimbres Late Pithouse to Classic transition have lacked data from one of the largest sites in the region. Woodrow Ruin is a large, multi-component site that had previously received little professional investigation. Fieldwork at Woodrow Ruin for this dissertation demonstrated that it had a long, continuous occupation with a dense population during the Transitional period. Numerous techniques were used to procure data on the occupational history of Woodrow Ruin, and Late Pithouse to Classic period transformations. Surface survey, GPS mapping, and magnetometry were used to assess the number of structures present at the site and how the site’s population transformed through time. Eight structures were excavated to provide information on the Late Pithouse, Transitional, and Classic period occupations of the site. Ceramics, chipped stone, and botanical material from those structures was used to assess changes in subsistence, trade, and interaction between the Late Pithouse and Classic periods. Earlier archaeological investigations of the Mimbres Late Pithouse to Classic transition focused primarily on architecture. Data from Woodrow Ruin indicate that while significant architectural alterations occurred, these were only part of a suite of dramatic of transformations. Evidence of changes in trade and exchange networks, ritual practices, ideology, and social structure during the Transitional period were all found at Woodrow Ruin. Along with delineating multiple Transitional period changes, this dissertation examines causal factors for the Late Pithouse to Classic transformations. Environmental data indicates that the Transitional period occurred during a prolonged, severe drought. Resilience and vulnerability theories are used to examine the interplay of drought and social transformations during the Mimbres Transitional period. Anthropologists and archaeologists have used vulnerability and resilience to better understand socio-ecological transformations. Expectations from these theories suggest that while the inhabitants of Woodrow Ruin were susceptible prolonged drought during the tenth century, they were able to persist and stay in place through social reorganization

Ethics of DNA research on human remains: Five globally applicable guidelines

We are a group of archaeologists, anthropologists, curators and geneticists representing diverse global communities and 31 countries. All of us met in a virtual workshop dedicated to ethics in ancient DNA research held in November 2020. There was widespread agreement that globally applicable ethical guidelines are needed, but that recent recommendations grounded in discussion about research on human remains from North America are not always generalizable worldwide. Here we propose the following globally applicable guidelines, taking into consideration diverse contexts. These hold that: (1) researchers must ensure that all regulations were followed in the places where they work and from which the human remains derived; (2) researchers must prepare a detailed plan prior to beginning any study; (3) researchers must minimize damage to human remains; (4) researchers must ensure that data are made available following publication to allow critical re-examination of scientific findings; and (5) researchers must engage with other stakeholders from the beginning of a study and ensure respect and sensitivity to stakeholder perspectives. We commit to adhering to these guidelines and expect they will promote a high ethical standard in DNA research on human remains going forward.Fil: Alpaslan Roodenberg, Songül. Harvard Medical School; Estados Unidos. Universidad de Viena; AustriaFil: Anthony, David. Harvard University; Estados UnidosFil: Babiker, Hiba. Max Planck Institute For The Science Of Human History; Estados UnidosFil: Bánffy, Eszter. No especifíca;Fil: Booth, Thomas. No especifíca;Fil: Capone, Patricia. Harvard University; Estados UnidosFil: Deshpande Mukherjee, Arati. No especifíca;Fil: Eisenmann, Stefanie. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; AlemaniaFil: Fehren Schmitz, Lars. University of California; Estados UnidosFil: Frachetti, Michael. Washington University in St. Louis; Estados UnidosFil: Fujita, Ricardo. Universidad de San Martín de Porres; PerúFil: Frieman, Catherine J.. The Australian National University; AustraliaFil: Fu, Qiaomei. No especifíca;Fil: Gibbon, Victoria. University of Cape Town; SudáfricaFil: Haak, Wolfgang. Max Planck Institute For The Science Of Human History; AlemaniaFil: Hajdinjak, Mateja. The Francis Crick Institute; Reino UnidoFil: Hofmann, Kerstin P.. Deutsches Archäologisches Institut; AlemaniaFil: Holguin, Brian. University of California; Estados UnidosFil: Inomata, Takeshi. University of Arizona; Estados UnidosFil: Kanzawa Kiriyama, Hideaki. National Museum Of Nature And Science; JapónFil: Keegan, William. University Of Florida. Florida Museum Of History; Estados UnidosFil: Kelso, Janet. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; AlemaniaFil: Krause, Johannes. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; AlemaniaFil: Kumaresan, Ganesan. Madurai Kamaraj University; IndiaFil: Kusimba, Chapurukha. University of Florida; Estados UnidosFil: Kusimba, Sibel. University of Florida; Estados UnidosFil: Lalueza Fox, Carles. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; EspañaFil: Llamas, Bastien. University of Adelaide; AustraliaFil: MacEachern, Scott. University of Duke; Estados UnidosFil: Mallick, Swapan. Harvard Medical School; Estados UnidosFil: Matsumura, Hirofumi. Sapporo Medical University; JapónFil: Morales Arce, Ana Y.. University of Bern; SuizaFil: Motuzaite Matuzeviciute, Giedre. Vilniaus Universitetas; LituaniaFil: Mushrif Tripathy, Veena. Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute; IndiaFil: Nakatsuka, Nathan. Harvard Medical School; Estados UnidosFil: Nores, Rodrigo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Ogola, Christine. National Museums Of Kenya; KeniaFil: Okumura, Mercedes. Universidade de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Patterson, Nick. Harvard University; Estados UnidosFil: Pinhasi, Ron. Universidad de Viena; AustriaFil: Prasad, Samayamantri P. R.. No especifíca;Fil: Prendergast, Mary E.. Rice University; Estados UnidosFil: Punzo, Jose Luis. No especifíca;Fil: Reich, David. Harvard University; Estados Unidos. Harvard Medical School; Estados UnidosFil: Sawafuji, Rikai. The Graduate University For Advanced Studies; JapónFil: Sawchuk, Elizabeth. University of Alberta; CanadáFil: Schiffels, Stephan. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; AlemaniaFil: Sedig, Jakob. Harvard University; Estados Unidos. Harvard Medical School; Estados UnidosFil: Shnaider, Svetlana. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; FranciaFil: Sirak, Kendra. Harvard University; Estados Unidos. Harvard Medical School; Estados UnidosFil: Skoglund, Pontus. The Francis Crick Institute; Reino UnidoFil: Slon, Viviane. Universitat Tel Aviv; IsraelFil: Snow, Meradeth. University Of Montana Missoula; Estados UnidosFil: Soressi, Marie. Leiden University; Países BajosFil: Spriggs, Matthew. The Australian National University; AustraliaFil: Stockhammer, Philipp W.. Ludwig Maximilians Universitat; Alemania. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; AlemaniaFil: Szécsényi Nagy, Anna. No especifíca;Fil: Thangaraj, Kumarasamy. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology; IndiaFil: Tiesler, Vera. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán; MéxicoFil: Tobler, Ray. University of Adelaide; AustraliaFil: Wang, Chuan Chao. Xiamen University; ChinaFil: Warinner, Christina. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania. Harvard University; Estados UnidosFil: Yasawardene, Surangi. No especifíca;Fil: Zahir, Muhammad. Hazara University; Pakistá

Ethics of DNA research on human remains: five globally applicable guidelines.

We are a group of archaeologists, anthropologists, curators and geneticists representing diverse global communities and 31 countries. All of us met in a virtual workshop dedicated to ethics in ancient DNA research held in November 2020. There was widespread agreement that globally applicable ethical guidelines are needed, but that recent recommendations grounded in discussion about research on human remains from North America are not always generalizable worldwide. Here we propose the following globally applicable guidelines, taking into consideration diverse contexts. These hold that: (1) researchers must ensure that all regulations were followed in the places where they work and from which the human remains derived; (2) researchers must prepare a detailed plan prior to beginning any study; (3) researchers must minimize damage to human remains; (4) researchers must ensure that data are made available following publication to allow critical re-examination of scientific findings; and (5) researchers must engage with other stakeholders from the beginning of a study and ensure respect and sensitivity to stakeholder perspectives. We commit to adhering to these guidelines and expect they will promote a high ethical standard in DNA research on human remains going forward