EMAP Alivas Canyon - LA45000 Unit 23, 1998

This report summarizes the results of the excavation of Unit 23 at LA 45000, a Classic Mimbres site located in the Eastern Mimbres area. LA 45000 was one of three sites chosen for excavation by the Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project (EMAP) in the 1998 field season, as well as the previous 1997 field season. The excavations at LA 45000 were conducted by graduate and undergraduate students under the direction of Tiffany Clark of Arizona State University. Site LA 45000 lies on the northern ridge of Avilas Canyon, a southern tributary of the Palomas drainage. The site is comprised of four roomblocks and several single room structures. Unit 23 is part of the largest room block, whose size and level of complexity suggest it to be the oldest roomblock at Site LA 45000. Unit 23 was chosen for excavation in order to understand better the construction sequence of the room block and also to investigate the organization and utilization of space within Classic Mimbres settlements. By comparing the results of the excavation of Unit 23 with those of Unit 20 (EMAP 1997 field season) and Units 21 and 22 (EMAP1998 field season) a more detailed understanding of the roomblock as a whole can be achieved.

本报告梳理了位于东明布雷斯区域的经典明布雷斯（Classic Mimbres）遗址LA 45000的23号探方发掘成果。LA 45000是东明布雷斯考古项目（Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project, EMAP）在1997年、1998年两届田野发掘季中选定开展发掘的三处遗址之一。LA 45000遗址的发掘工作由亚利桑那州立大学蒂芙尼·克拉克（Tiffany Clark）指导，由硕士、本科生共同完成。该遗址坐落于帕洛玛斯水系（Palomas drainage）南部支流阿维拉斯峡谷（Avilas Canyon）的北部山脊之上，由4组房址群与若干单体建筑组成。23号探方属于该遗址规模最大的房址群，其体量与复杂程度昭示其为LA 45000遗址中年代最为久远的房址群。本次发掘23号探方，旨在更清晰地解析该房址群的营建序列，并探究经典明布雷斯聚落内部的空间组织与使用模式。通过将23号探方的发掘成果与20号探方（EMAP 1997年田野季）、21号与22号探方（EMAP 1998年田野季）的发掘成果进行对比，可更为全面细致地认知该房址群的整体面貌。