The Keystone Dame Site and other Archaic and Formative Sites in Northwest El Paso, Texas.
Abstract
The most important result fo the study is the identification of a large Archaic component of Site 33 in which there are 23 to 41 burned, mud-plastered, domed, brush structures erected over shallow depressions of ca. 3 m diameter. Utilization of the site, at least sporatically, throughout the year by a central-based wandering group is indicated by the mud plastered dwellings (winter), rare fire-cracked rock hearths for baking leaf succulents (spring), and fruits and seeds that were collected within the foraging range (summer and fall) and presumably stored for later use. No other site is known in the Southwest that holds such potential for informing on the subsistence strategies and social organization of Archaic period society. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA127405
Entities
People
- Thomas C. O'laughlin