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Mimbres Archaeology at the NAN Ranch Ruin
Harry J. Shafer
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Paperback. The Mimbres Valley and the NAN Ranch Ruin are located in southwest New Mexico, near Silver City. This book argues that there was a restructuring of Mimbres culture and society. Num Pages: 317 pages, 391 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 748.
The Mimbres Valley and the NAN Ranch Ruin are located in southwest New Mexico, near Silver City. According to Harry Shafer, 'The site was named after the ranch cattle brand, NAN, by C.B. Cosgrove, who, with the help of his son, Burt Jr., in 1926, was among the first to excavate at the site.' After more than twenty years of excavating the large Classic Mimbres pueblo site overlying a pithouse village in the Mimbres Valley and analyzing the finds, Shafer argues there was a fascinating restructuring of Mimbres culture and society. The catalyst, Shafer theorizes, was the implementation of irrigation ... Read more
The Mimbres Valley and the NAN Ranch Ruin are located in southwest New Mexico, near Silver City. According to Harry Shafer, 'The site was named after the ranch cattle brand, NAN, by C.B. Cosgrove, who, with the help of his son, Burt Jr., in 1926, was among the first to excavate at the site.' After more than twenty years of excavating the large Classic Mimbres pueblo site overlying a pithouse village in the Mimbres Valley and analyzing the finds, Shafer argues there was a fascinating restructuring of Mimbres culture and society. The catalyst, Shafer theorizes, was the implementation of irrigation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
Number of Pages
317
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826347121
SKU
V9780826347121
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About Harry J. Shafer
Harry J. Shafer is professor emeritus of anthropology at Texas A&M University, College Station. He is the coauthor of Ancient Texans: Rock Art and Lifeways Along the Lower Pecos and Field Methods in Archaeology.
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