EMAP Alivas Canyon - LA44997 Unit 100, 1997

During the 1997 summer field season of the Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project, three units were excavated at the site of LA44997, including Unit 100. LA44997 is a Classic period Mimbres site located in the upper Palomas drainage area. The site is situated on the lower southern slopes of a large hill. To the south and downhill from the site, a large arroyo fonns a valley bottom, separating this hill from others to the south. The two primary units excavated at the site, Units 1 and 2, were both located in a roomblock built on this slope. Unit 100 was situated a short distance to the south and downhill from these units, in a midden area in the southern portion of the site. The unit was a 1x2 meter test unit excavated at the end of the field season in order to determine the depth and artifact content of the midden and contribute additional information to the analysis of site LA44997 as a whole.

1997年东部明布雷斯考古项目（Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project）夏季野外作业期间，考古工作者在LA44997遗址共发掘3个探方，其中包含100号探方。LA44997是一处位于帕洛马斯（Palomas）上游流域的明布雷斯古典期遗址，坐落在一座大型山丘的南麓下部。遗址南侧下坡处有一条大型冲沟（arroyo）形成河谷底部，将该山丘与其南侧的其他山丘分隔开来。本次发掘的两个核心探方——1号探方与2号探方，均坐落于该坡地上的一处房屋区内。100号探方则位于这两个探方南侧不远处的下坡地带，处于遗址南部的垃圾堆积区中。该探方为1×2米的试探性发掘探方，于野外作业末期开展发掘，旨在探明该垃圾堆积层的厚度与出土遗物内涵，并为LA44997遗址的整体分析补充额外研究资料。