EMAP Field Notes - Las Animas Village (LA3949) Unit 16

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.

东部明布雷斯考古项目（Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project，缩写EMAP）由玛格丽特·纳尔逊（Margaret Nelson）博士与米歇尔·赫格蒙（Michelle Hegmon）博士联合主持，于1990年正式启动，其研究渊源可追溯至纳尔逊此前开展的相关考古工作。该项目聚焦新墨西哥州西南部明布雷斯地区东部的晚史前时代（公元1000年以后）。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，她转任布法罗纽约州立大学，而赫格蒙当时则任职于拉斯克鲁塞斯的新墨西哥州立大学。1995年，二人一同迁至亚利桑那州立大学，该项目目前也依托该机构开展研究工作。项目早期的研究聚焦公元1150年之后的时段，具体为如今被界定为后古典时期“重组阶段”（公元1150年—13世纪初）的考古学文化期。1998年之后，项目研究转向古典时期（公元1000年—1130年）。该项目的核心研究议题包括：社会与生态视角下的重组进程动态、农耕社群的居住流动性、环境影响与可持续农耕实践、陶器生产与贸易，以及社区组织模式。