Connectivity from the Southwest to the Southern Northern Periphery Interaction Between West-Central Colorado and the Mesa Verde Region

Formative period archaeological sites in West-Central Colorado have stimulated debate and discussion related to its archaeological cultural classification. Indirect evidence and comparisons with recent artifact analysis for neighboring areas to the north and west of this region suggests that pan-Ancestral Puebloan culture influenced this area from 200 B.C. till A.D.1200. This interaction resulted either by trade and emulation or was developed by an earlier migration into the area. West-Central Colorado then presents to the archaeological community a unique study area where southwest connectivity had an effect to an area that materialistically indicates strong Mesa Verde ties.

科罗拉多州中西部的形成期（Formative Period）考古遗址，引发了围绕其考古文化分类的诸多争议与探讨。通过间接证据，以及对该区域北部与西部邻近地区最新器物分析结果的比对研究，学界认为公元前200年至公元1200年间，泛普韦布洛祖先文化（pan-Ancestral Puebloan Culture）对该区域产生了影响。这种文化互动要么源于贸易往来与文化模仿，要么源自更早迁入该区域的人群迁徙活动。科罗拉多州中西部由此为考古学界提供了一处独特的研究区域：在此区域中，西南部的文化联结发挥了影响，且其物质遗存清晰体现出与梅萨维德（Mesa Verde）文化的紧密关联。