The Archaeology of Sonora (ASW 30-3)

Free PDF Download

Issue editors: Randy McGuire and Elisa Villalpando

Issue editors and long-time co-investigators Randy McGuire and Elisa Villalpando and their colleagues give an introduction to the archaeology of Sonora, a state in northwest Mexico that shares millennia of human experience with the southern U.S. Southwest.

28 pages.

$5.00

In stock

$0.00

$0.00$5.00

SKU: ASW30-03G Category: Tags: ,

Description

In this issue:

The Archaeology of Sonora — Randall H. McGuire and Elisa Villalpando

In Brief: México’s National Institute of Anthropology and History — Elisa Villalpando

First Sonorans — Guadalupe Sánchez and Vance T. Holliday

Archaic Sonora — John Carpenter, Guadalupe Sánchez, and Ismael Sánchez-Morales

Sonora’s Early Farmers — John Carpenter, Elisa Villalpando, and Guadalupe Sánchez

In Brief: La Playa and Las Capas — R. Jane Sliva

Sierra Alta Communities> — Júpiter Martínez Ramírez

The Sahuaripa Valley — John Carpenter and Guadalupe Sánchez

The Moctezuma Valley — Matthew Pailes

The Ónavas Valley — Cristina García-Moreno and James T. Watson

The Trincheras Tradition — Randall H. McGuire and Elisa Villalpando

A Closer Look: Women on the Move — Tanya Chiykowski

Transformation by Fire — Jessica I. Cerezo-Román

Death, Memorial, and Remembrance in Sonora — James T. Watson

Comcaac Anthropology of Meaningful Places — Natalia Martínez Tagüeña

Preservation Spotlight: Rock Art Conservation at La Pintada — Sandra Cruz Flores

Back Sight — William H. Doelle

Archaeology Southwest Magazine Vol. 30, No. 3

Issue editors: Elisa Villalpando (INAH) and Randall H. McGuire (SUNY-Binghamton)

Issue editors and long-time co-investigators Randy McGuire and Elisa Villalpando and their colleagues give an introduction to the archaeology of Sonora, a state in northwest Mexico that shares millennia of human experience with the southern U.S. Southwest.

Culture areas of Sonora. Map by Catherine Gilman.
Culture areas of Sonora. Map by Catherine Gilman.

For further reading: Many of the authors’ names below are linked to their scholarly web pages or their pages at academia.edu. Those pages show bibliographies related to the research presented in this issue.

The Archaeology of SonoraRandall H. McGuire and Elisa Villalpando

In Brief: México’s National Institute of Anthropology and History — Elisa Villalpando

First SonoransGuadalupe Sánchez and Vance T. Holliday

Archaic SonoraJohn Carpenter, Guadalupe Sánchez, and Ismael Sánchez-Morales

Sonora’s Early Farmers — John Carpenter, Elisa Villalpando, and Guadalupe Sánchez

In Brief: La Playa and Las Capas — R. Jane Sliva

Collapsed rooms at Cueva de Ochoa. Image: Júpiter Martínez
Collapsed rooms at Cueva de Ochoa. Image: Júpiter Martínez

Sierra Alta CommunitiesJúpiter Martínez Ramírez

The Sahuaripa Valley — John Carpenter and Guadalupe Sánchez

The Moctezuma ValleyMatthew Pailes

The Ónavas ValleyCristina García-Moreno and James T. Watson

Artist’s visualization of outward appearance of deliberate cranial modification observed among the remains of Ónavas residents. The backdrop shows the setting of the valley. Image: Robert B. Ciaccio, in consultation with the authors
Artist’s visualization of outward appearance of deliberate cranial modification observed among the remains of Ónavas residents. The backdrop shows the setting of the valley. Image: Robert B. Ciaccio, in consultation with the authors

The Trincheras Tradition — Randall H. McGuire and Elisa Villalpando

A Closer Look: Women on the Move — Tanya Chiykowski

Transformation by FireJessica I. Cerezo-Román

Death, Memorial, and Remembrance in Sonora — James T. Watson

Comcaac Anthropology of Meaningful PlacesNatalia Martínez Tagüeña

A detail of the damage on the rock paintings in the second segment of the canyon due to exfoliation, cracking, and disgregation of the rock support. Images: Sandra Cruz, Courtesy of CNCPC-INAH
A detail of the damage on the rock paintings in the second segment of the canyon due to exfoliation, cracking, and disgregation of the rock support. Images: Sandra Cruz, Courtesy of CNCPC-INAH

Preservation Spotlight: Rock Art Conservation at La PintadaSandra Cruz Flores

Back Sight — William H. Doelle

Subscribe