EMAP Field Notes - Buckaroo (LA70259) Unit 12

The Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project (EMAP), co-directed by Drs. Margaret Nelson and Michelle Hegmon began in 1990, building upon earlier work by Nelson. EMAP focuses on the later (post-AD 1000) prehistory of the eastern Mimbres area, a portion of the Mimbres region in southwest New Mexico. In 1982 Nelson was at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and in the early 1990s at the State University of New York, Buffalo, and Hegmon was at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. In 1995 both moved to Arizona State University, where they and the project reside today. Earlier work by EMAP focused on the post-AD 1150 period, specifically what is now called the Reorganization phase [1150-early 1200s] of the Postclassic period. After 1998 the project focused on the Classic period (AD 1000-1130). Key research issues include the social and ecological dynamics of reorganization, residential mobility among farmers, environmental impact and sustainable farming practices, pottery production and exchange, and community organization.

由玛格丽特·纳尔逊（Margaret Nelson）博士与米歇尔·黑格尔蒙（Michelle Hegmon）博士联合主持的东部明布雷斯考古项目（Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project，缩写EMAP）于1990年启动，其研究建立在纳尔逊此前开展的工作基础之上。EMAP的研究聚焦于新墨西哥州西南部明布雷斯地区东部片区公元1000年之后的晚期史前史。1982年，纳尔逊任职于阿尔伯克基的新墨西哥大学；20世纪90年代初，她转至纽约州立大学布法罗分校任教，而黑格尔蒙当时任职于拉斯克鲁塞斯的新墨西哥州立大学。1995年，二人一同转至亚利桑那州立大学，该项目如今也依托于此开展研究。EMAP早期的研究聚焦于公元1150年之后的时段，具体为如今被称为后古典时期"重组阶段"（公元1150年—13世纪早期）的遗存。1998年之后，项目的研究重心转向古典时期（公元1000年—1130年）。该项目的核心研究议题包括：重组进程的社会与生态动态机制、农耕群体的居住流动性、环境影响与可持续农耕实践、制陶生产与贸易往来，以及社群组织模式。