(1984) Ladder Ranch Research Project, A Report of the First Season

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.东明布雷斯考古项目（Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project, EMAP）由玛格丽特·纳尔逊（Margaret Nelson）与米歇尔·赫格蒙（Michelle Hegmon）博士联合指导，于1990年启动，其研究依托纳尔逊此前的工作基础开展。该项目聚焦于新墨西哥州西南部明布雷斯区域东部片区（明布雷斯地区的一部分）公元1000年之后的史前史。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，她转任纽约州立大学布法罗分校，而赫格蒙当时任职于拉斯克鲁塞斯的新墨西哥州立大学。1995年，二人均迁至亚利桑那州立大学，该项目如今也依托该机构开展工作。EMAP的早期研究聚焦于公元1150年之后的时段，具体为如今被称为后古典时期重组阶段（Reorganization phase，1150—1200年代早期）的时期。1998年之后，项目转向古典时期（公元1000—1130年）的研究。其核心研究议题包括重组进程的社会与生态动态、农耕人群的居住流动性、环境影响与可持续农耕实践、陶器生产与交换，以及社群组织。