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The Intensity of Maize Processing and Production in Upland Mogollon Pithouse Villages A.D. 200–1000

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Michael W. Diehl
Michael W. Diehl*
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Desert Archaeology, 3975 North Tucson Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85716
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Abstract

Analyses of the size, shape, and wear on western Mogollon manos and metates reveal that the dietary importance of maize remained low and stable from the Early Pithouse period (A.D. 200–550) through the Georgetown phase (A.D. 550–700). The consumption of maize increased during the San Francisco phase (A.D. 700–825/850) and continued to increase through the Three Circle phase (A.D. 825/850–1000). Changes in the ubiquity of charred pieces of maize (Zea mays) from paleoethnobotanical samples also indicate an increase in maize consumption from the Early Pithouse period through the Three Circle phase. The onset of increased maize consumption roughly coincided with the introduction of an improved variety of eight-row maize, around A.D. 650–700 (Upham et al. 1987). The analyses presented in this study do not agree with recent suggestions (Gilman 1987; Mauldin 1991) that maize consumption in the western Mogollon region remained stable and low until the Classic Mimbres phase (A.D. 1000–1150).

Resumen

Resumen

El análisis del tamaño, forma y uso de manos y metates del área Mogollon muestra que la importancia dietética de maíz se mantuvo en un nivel bajo y estable a través de lasfases Pithouse temprano (200–550 d.C.) y Georgetown (550–650 d.C). El consumo de maiz incrementó durante la fase San Francisco (650–825/850 d. C.) y continuó creciendo a través de la fase Three Circle (825/850–1000 d.C). Cambios en el ubicuidad de pedazos carbonizados de maíz (Zea mays) provenientes de muestras paleobotánicas, también indican un incremento en el consumo de maíz desde la fase Pithouse temprana hasta la fase Three Circle. El inicio de consumo más alto de maíz ocurrió aproximadamente con la introducción de una variedad mejorada de maíz de ocho, alrededor de 650–700 d.C. (Upham et al. 1987). Esta investigatión no está de acuerdo con la idea reciente (Gilman 1987; Mauldin 1991) de que el consumo de maiz en el región oeste de Mogollon permaneciá estable hasta la fase Classic Mimbres Clásico (1000–1150 d.C).

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American Antiquity , Volume 61 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 102 - 115
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1996

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