A Model for Predicting Late Prehistoric Architectural Sites at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in Southeastern Colorado

Abstract

During several years of archeological inventory projects, over 100 distinct locations with Late Prehistoric stage architecture have been identified. The present report builds a model for the prediction of hypothetical habitation locations that will provide a basic tool for future archeological inventories in southeastern Colorado/or other areas where hunter-gatherer groups display sedentary tendencies. Using GIS spatial analysis tools, the model is able to predict the location of defensive sites and complex sites with a high degree of accuracy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA469685

Entities

People

  • Mark Owens

Organizations

  • New Mexico State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Arkansas River
  • Cultural Resources
  • Drainage Basins
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Geography
  • Indigenous Population
  • National Parks
  • New Mexico
  • North America
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Resource Management
  • Ridges
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Site Selection
  • Terrain
  • Water Resources

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation