Anderson - LA37690 Unit 2

This site was excavated prior to the Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project, co-directed by Drs. Margaret Nelson and Michelle Hegmon that began in 1993. 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.

该遗址的发掘工作开展于1993年启动的东明布雷斯考古项目（Eastern Mimbres Archaeological Project，简称EMAP）之前，该项目由玛格丽特·纳尔逊（Margaret Nelson）博士与米歇尔·赫格蒙（Michelle Hegmon）博士共同主持。EMAP的研究聚焦于新墨西哥州西南部明布雷斯区域东部的晚史前时期（公元1000年之后）。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，她转至纽约州立大学布法罗分校任教；而赫格蒙彼时则任职于拉斯克鲁塞斯的新墨西哥州立大学。1995年，二人双双入职亚利桑那州立大学，该项目现今仍依托该校开展。EMAP早期的研究重点为公元1150年之后的时期，具体即如今所称的后古典时期重组阶段（公元1150年至13世纪早期）。1998年之后，项目的研究重心转向古典时期（公元1000年至1130年）。其核心研究议题涵盖：重组进程中的社会与生态动态、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。