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  Annals of the Association of American GeographersVolume 65 Issue 3, Pages 363 - 377 Published Online: 23 Feb 2005 © 2007 by Association of American Geographers
Abstract | Full Text: PDF (Size: 1920K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  PRE-SPANISH PUEBLOS IN NEW MEXICO* * An expanded version of this paper will be published in German in the Arbeiten aus dem Geographischen Institut der Universitã des Saarlandes. This research was made possible by the generous support of the American Council of Learned Societies, and by the assistance of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Special support was made by the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and the Laboratory of Anthropology in Sante Fe. I appreciate the help of Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. H. Warren, Mr. St. Peckham, and Dr. Ewing, and I particularly enjoyed the hospitality and help of colleagues in the Department of Geography, Professors Barrett, Bennett, Murphy, and Snead. I appreciate the help of the Editor of the Annals in smoothing out the English translation. Copyright 1975 by Association of American Geographers KEYWORDS Field patterns • New Mexico • Population density • Pueblo • Social organization • Trails ABSTRACTPre-Spanish (1300–1600) pueblos in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico were compact multistoried buildings which enclosed small plazas. Most of their several hundred rooms were probably occupied by single families, but some were storerooms. Most of the cultivated land was on the flatter areas, but slopes up to 40° were terraced. The agricultural area probably was cultivated in common, and private ownership of fields was unknown. Each cultivated area had one or several fieldhouses or small caves, mostly of only one room, in which a single family lived and watched the crops during the growing season. Smaller structures, which might be interpreted as observation cabins occupied by only one person, commanded views of larger areas. All structures were connected by foot trails. Perhaps five to seven hundred people lived in a pueblo with 250 to 300 rooms and a cultivated area of 500 to 625 acres (200 to 250 ha). The community had a tight social structure based on religious societies and elected chiefs rather than on a nobility as in Mexico. Accepted for publication 20 May 1974 |  |
