Mimbres Mogollon Archaeology : Charles C. Di Peso's Excavations at Wind Mountain / Anne I. Woosley and Allan J. McIntyre

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Acknowledgments
Introduction
     Wind Mountain and the Gran Chichimeca
     History of Work
     Volume Organization
Chapter 1
     Background to Research: Explorations and Archaeological Investigations
          Early Explorations
          Archaeological Work of the Upper Gila Region
          The Upper Gila in Relation to Nearby Regions
          Wind Mountain and Mogollon Archaeology
Chapter 2
     Wind Mountain and Its Environs
          Geology
          Soils
          Climate
          Water Resources
          Vegetation
          Fauna
Chapter 3
     Chronological Considerations
          Tree-Ring Analysis
          Obsidian Hydration Results
          Radiocarbon Dating
          Archaeomagnetic Date Ranges
          Evaluating the Temporal Placement of Structures
          Period and Phase Designations
          Regional Mogollon Chronologies
          Summary Remarks
Chapter 4
     Wind Mountain Architecture
          Part 1: Definition and Detail
               Secular Domestic Structures
               Community Structures
               Secondary Architectural Features
               Discussion and Interpretations
               Architectural Development and Donor-Recipient Contact
          Part 2: Architectural Units of the Wind Mountain Site
               Descriptions and Primary Internal Stratigraphy
               Organization of Data
               Pit Structures of the Wind Mountain Locus
               Surface (and Semisubterranean) Rooms of the Wind Mountain
               Locus
               Pit Structures of the Ridout Locus
Chapter 5
     Introduction to Material Culture: Approach to Typology
Chapter 6
     Ceramics
          Origin of Mogollon Ceramics
          Wind Mountain Pottery
          The Wind Mountain Sherd Assemblage
          Whole and Fragmentary Vessels from Wind Mountain
          Miscellaneous Ceramic Objects
          Exogenous Ceramics
          Wind Mountain Ceramic Assemblage Discussion
          Wind Mountain Ceramics in Regional Perspective
Chapter 7
     The Lithic Assemblage: Ground and Chipped Stone
          Ground Stone
          Chipped Stone
          Discussion and Summary Remarks
Chapter 8
     Southern Inspiration and Economic Enterprise
          The Socioreligious Material Inventory
          Personal Ornamentation
          Raw Minerals and Stone
Chapter 9
     Wind Mountain Mortuary Data
          Inhumations
          Cremations
          Funerary Accompaniments
          Wind Mountain Mortuary Patterns
          Comparative Mogollon Mortuary Patterns
Chapter 10
     Animal Burials
          Dogs: Canis spp.
          Bear: Ursus spp.
          Turkeys: Meleagris gallopavo
          Golden Eagles: Aquila chrysaetos
          Hawks: Buteo spp.
          Mourning Dove: Zenaida macroura
          Scarlet Macaw: Ara macao
Chapter 11
     Closing Thoughts and Perspectives on Wind Mountain Prehistory
          External Relationships
          Economic Enterprise
          Hohokam and Wind Mountain Contacts
          The Evolution of Mimbres Mogollon Culture
          Broad-based Mogollon Interaction
Appendix 1
     Wind Mountain Macrobotanical Plant Remains
     by Charles H. Miksicek and Patricia L. Fall
          Archaeological Sampling
          Wood Remains
          Plant Food Remains
          Environmental Changes during the Prehistoric Occupation
          Historic Changes in the Local Environment
Appendix 2
     Palynology, Prehistoric Environment, and Plant Use at Wind Mountain
     by Gerald K. Kelso
          Major Pollen Sources
          Wind Mountain Pollen Analysis
          Results of the Pollen Analysis
          Arboreal Pollen Types
          Minor Arboreal Pollen Types
          Nonarboreal Pollen Types Cultigens
          Wind-Pollinated Herbs
          Minor Wind-Transported Nonarboreal Pollen Types
          Insect-Pollinated Herbs
          Minor Insect-Pollinated Herbs
          Summary and Conclusions
Appendix 3
     Summary of Archaeomagnetic Work at Wind Mountain
     by Robert S. Sternberg and Randall H. McGuire
Appendix 4
     The Orientation of Wind Mountain Structures in the Late Pit House Period: A
     Statistical Test for Nonrandomness
     by Allan J. McIntyre and Edward J. Pasahow
          Statistical Tests and Results
          Discussion
Appendix 5
     Di Peso's Classification System
Appendix 6
     Petrographic Observations of Selected Sherds from Wind Mountain
     by James B. Stoltman
          Paste
          Kind of Temper
          Temper Amount
          Temper Size
          Possible Trade Vessels
          Conclusions
Appendix 7
     Wind Mountain Osteological Analysis
     by Madeleine J. M. Hinkes
          Techniques of Analysis
          The Wind Mountain Locus Skeletal Series
          The Ridout Locus Skeletal Series
          Conclusion
Appendix 8
     An Analysis of Faunal Remains from Wind Mountain
     by Sandra L. Olsen and John W. Olsen
          Methodology
          Class Osteichthyes
          Class Amphibia
          Class Reptilia
          Class Aves
          Class Mammalia
          Taphonomic Conditions of the Faunal Collection
          Environmental Reconstruction
          Ceremonial Utilization
          Summary and Conclusions
Appendix 9
     An Analysis of Miscellaneous Faunal Materials from the Wind Mountain Locus
     and Analyses of Ridout Locus Faunal Materials
     by Charmion R. McKusick
          Taxonomic List of Faunal Material Described
          Utilitarian and Worked Bone
Bibliography
Index