New Perspectives on Mimbres Archaeology ― Three Millennia of Human Occupation in the North American Southwest

In the early 1970s, understanding of the Mimbres region as a whole was in its infancy. In the following decades, thanks to dedicated work by enterprising archaeologists and nonprofit organizations, our understanding of the Mimbres region has become more complex, nuanced, and rich.

New Perspectives on Mimbres Archaeology brings together these experts for the first time in a single volume. They discuss current knowledge of the people who lived in the Mimbres region of the southwestern United States and how our knowledge has changed since the Mimbres Foundation, directed by Steven A. LeBlanc, began the first modern archaeological investigations in the region. Many of these authors have spent decades conducting the fieldwork that has allowed for a broader understanding of Mimbres society.

Focusing on a variety of important research topics of interest to archaeologists—including the social contexts of people and communities, the role of ritual and ideology in Mimbres society, evidence of continuities and cultural change through time, and the varying impacts of external influences throughout the region—New Perspectives on Mimbres Archaeology presents recent data and interpretations on the entire pre-Hispanic sequence of occupation. Additional contributions include a history of nonprofit archaeology by William H. Doelle and a concluding chapter by Steven A. LeBlanc reflecting on his decades-long work in Mimbres archaeology and outlining important areas for the next wave of research.

Contributors:

Roger Anyon
Darrell Creel
Michael W. Diehl
William H. Doelle
Patricia A. Gilman
Thomas E. Gruber
Robert J. Hard
Michelle Hegmon
Steven A. LeBlanc
Stephen H. Lekson
James R. McGrath
Paul E. Minnis
Ben A. Nelson
Margaret C. Nelson
F. Michael O’Hara III
Kathryn Putsavage
John R. Roney
Barbara J. Roth
Will G. Russell
Jonathan A. Sandor
Karen Gust Schollmeyer
Jakob W. Sedig
Robert J. Speakman
Robert J. Stokes
Matthew Taliaferro
Elizabeth Toney
Christopher A. Turnbow
Aaron R. Woods

Barbara J. Roth is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Patricia A. Gilman is a professor emerita in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma.

Roger Anyon is an archaeologist with the Pima County (Arizona) Office of Sustainability and Conservation, where he has worked since 2001.