Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • I. Geological Background
  • Origins of the Present Pecos Valley
  • The Pleistocene and Post-Pleistocene Geological Sequence in the Middle Pecos Valley
  • Geological Factors of Concern to Prehistoric Man
  • II. Environment and Aboriginal Population Seen Through the Historical Record
  • Spanish Exploration
  • U.S. Military Exploration
  • The Bosque Redondo Reservation Period
  • The Post-Reservation Period
  • Present Conditions in the Northern Middle Pecos Valley
  • Factors of Historically Reported Natural Environment Likely to Have Affected Prehistoric Settlement in the Middle Pecos Valley
  • III. Results of the Survey: Distribution of Sites in the Middle Pecos Valley
  • IV. Middle Pecos Valley Ceramics
  • Typology
  • The Jornada Brownware System
  • The Chupadero Black on White System
  • Temporal Distribution of Intrusive Ceramics
  • Seriation of the Ceramic Collections
  • Ceramic Phases in the Southern Middle Pecos Valley
  • The Distribution of Intrusive Ceramics in the Middle Pecos Sequence
  • Distribution of Particular Techniques of Local Ceramic Manufacture
  • Bowl and Olla Sherds Among Distribution of Reduced-fired Ceramics
  • Extent of Decoration on Reduced-fired Ceramics
  • Sherd Size
  • Collections from Sites on the Mescalero Pediment
  • V. Middle Pecos Valley Lithic Materials
  • Chipped Stone
  • Projectile Points
  • Distribution Related to Temporal Differences
  • Summary
  • Chipped Stone Materials Other than Projectile Points
  • Ground Stone Materials
  • Artifacts of Other Materials
  • Chipped Stone Materials from the Southern Middle Pecos Sites
  • VI. Results of Excavations in the Northern Middle Pecos Valley
  • Stratigraphic Tests
  • Excavated Structures
  • VII. Studies Contributing to the Interpretation of Prehistoric Environment
  • The Pollen Evidence
  • Pollen Analysis of Prehistoric Middens near Fort Sumner, New Mexico. / Paul S. Martin
  • The Vertebrate Evidence
  • VIII. The Prehistoric Cultural Sequence in the Middle Pecos Valley
  • The Paleo-Indian Period
  • The Archaic Period
  • The Early 18 Mile Phase
  • The Late 18 Mile Phase
  • The Early Mesita Negra Phase
  • The Late Mesita Negra Phase
  • The Early McKenzie Phase
  • The Late McKenzie Phase
  • The Post-McKenzie Phase Occupations
  • A Summary of Prehistoric Cultural Developments in the Middle Pecos Valley
  • Literature Cited