This article surveys research in Northwest Mexico (Sonora and Chihuahua), with an
emphasis on the Early Agricultural period to the Late Prehistoric period. Middle range …

Archaeologists working in the Ancestral Pueblo region of the American Southwest have
documented variability in sociopolitical and economic complexity, landscape use …

The origins of maize farming strategies broadly labeled Basketmaker II have long intrigued
archaeologists. Early twentieth century researchers excavating sheltered sites in the Four …

This paper presents provenance data on mundane and rare artifact classes from eastern
Sonora in order to revise interpretations of the political economy of late prehistoric Northwest …

Recent excavations at the Postclassic period (circa ad 1000–1521) mortuary mound of El
Cementerio (SON P: 10: 8), located along the Río Yaqui in central Sonora, Mexico, have …

Without the large bead production sites present on the Channel Islands, the origin of Olivella
beads in central California has been largely speculative. Stable isotope analysis of shell …

Previous studies of live-collected pre-weapons testing mollusk shells in the northern Gulf of
California have demonstrated that the local radiocarbon reservoir effect (ΔR) is large and …

Ethnographic California is a rare example of general-purpose money use in a small-scale
society that cannot be attributed to diffusion. This study proposes that the evolution of money …

Identity acquisition is a lifelong process that begins prior to birth (passive), becomes more
active with self-awareness, and continues throughout the enculturation process. We argue …

In an area named Mermian (municipality of Agde, South of France), a significant amount of
fragmented italic amphorae from the 2 nd century BC was discovered, located at a depth of 6 …